decant
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When you get home, you decant the spring rolls, curry, rice and noodles onto real plates, turn the lights down low, light a few candles and put on music you actually want to listen to.
From Salon ● Feb. 10, 2026
But Conservative MP Sir Edward Leigh, who opposes the full decant option, said the proposals were "absurd".
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2026
Some terrific directorial touches linger, such as when three characters decant olive oil in sync, the golden lighting and jazzy instrumentals heightening the sense that the trio has achieved a state of flow.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 8, 2023
I keep small salt and pepper grinders in my picnic box, plus packets of condiments or small containers in which to decant perishable condiments.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 27, 2022
Let it remain untouched for a couple of days, then decant the bitter into another bottle.
From The American Housewife Containing the Most Valuable and Original Receipts in all the Various Branches of Cookery; and Written in a Minute and Methodical Manner by Anonymous
Where I once thought having an expected, signature scent was a sign of adulthood and knowing yourself, I see why Dorn opts for hundreds of decants instead of a dozen chic bottles displayed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2025
Klein’s husband decants the mixed nuts, and her 2-year-old daughter likes to put her snacks in the bins when they get home from the grocery store.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 14, 2023
Williams, the author of the story collection “A Selfie as Big as the Ritz,” decants her first novel into flights, like wine.
From New York Times ● Jul. 9, 2019
Only 20% of our properties are residential, but we're dealing with a growing number of housing estate "decants".
From The Guardian ● Jul. 22, 2013
While his friends, who never dream of Interrupting, stand agog, He decants a ceaseless stream of Monologue.
From Familiar Faces by Harry Graham
The plants were decanted to temporary homes, and then carefully moved back into the renovated space.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
These once held olive oil imported from Spain, North Africa and the Middle East and were discarded here after the oil was decanted at a nearby port.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2025
The milky white liquor is decanted into a copper kettle, made to be poured into copper rice bowls, as a nod to its history as a farmer's alcohol commonly brewed at home with rice.
From Salon ● Apr. 8, 2023
Everyone flees Miami and nobody can go back: “Four million Floridians decanted into the upper half of the peninsula in a single day.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 5, 2022
“The Master ordered it decanted especially for you, my lord,” said the Butler.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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More structured and more tannic than the Wapisa, it definitely benefited from an hour’s decanting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
In both kitchens, we see a panoply of clear jars, an attention to display, and an affection for decanting.
From Slate ● Mar. 15, 2025
The day before, Levin and McDougall-Treacy’s daughter, Erin McDougall, spend the day whipping together meringue powder, powdered sugar and water for icing, mixing colors and decanting them into dozens of little squeeze bottles.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 25, 2022
"They can involve extra planning, sourcing, decisions, calculations, budgeting, ordering, carrying, storing and decanting —compared to making one grocery order a week and selecting from what is available."
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2022
Moving carefully, I ran through the decanting procedure in my head, making sure I hadn’t forgotten anything.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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