decant
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I brew it in huge batches and decant it into a glass jug that looks vaguely like a science experiment.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2025
So don’t let the modest price fool you — crack open the screw cap a few hours before dinner, or better yet, decant it and let it come to life while you cook.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 16, 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
Extra points if you decant your wine into a smaller bottle to limit oxygen exposure — pro tip: a thoroughly rinsed glass Snapple bottle works great for this.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2022
Let it remain for a couple of days without shaking it, then decant the liquor.
She estimates her collection of decants — the insider term for 2-milliliter bottle samples, which she orders from the website DecantPlanet for between $4 and $12 — is in the hundreds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2025
After brewing the coffee in a French press, Flynn decants it into a measuring cup and lets it rest for five minutes, allowing the sediment to fall to the bottom.
From Seattle Times ● May 11, 2022
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
A vast coach park at the site decants tourists who will often also take in Bath and Windsor on a day trip from London.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 8, 2019
While his friends, who never dream of Interrupting, stand agog, He decants a ceaseless stream of Monologue.
From Familiar Faces by Harry Graham
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
I have decanted a baby into a proper container for a walk.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 5, 2022
But now I make sure to stash some dish soap, decanted into a travel-size container, in my bag.
From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2022
Even for family meals in the kitchen, a bottle of milk or maple syrup would be decanted into a pitcher, a habit that I carry forward, with wine the singular exception.
From New York Times ● May 2, 2022
“And when the babies were decanted ...” “ ‘Born,’ ” came the correction.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
More structured and more tannic than the Wapisa, it definitely benefited from an hour’s decanting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
The anxious decanting of the container influencer points to a fear of scarcity or disorder.
From Slate ● Mar. 15, 2025
Klein is a proponent of decanting dry goods into containers and putting products in bins.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 14, 2023
It was a wrong, unlawful decanting process, claims Mr Lubin, because there were no firm plans to redevelop before it happened.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2022
“It is important to chill the vial prior to decanting, as the agent boils at room temperature.”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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