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decant

[dih-kant] / dɪˈkænt /
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A previous report from 2022 suggested that a full decant could cost £7bn-£13bn with the building entirely vacated for between 12 and 20 years.

From BBC Jan. 3, 2026

But here’s the little trick that makes it feel thoughtful rather than “I just grabbed this on the way in”: decant it.

From Salon Dec. 2, 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

To taste the tasted, and at each return Less tasteful? o’er our palates to decant Another vintage? strain a flatter year, 340 Through loaded vessels, and a laxer tone?

From Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes by Young, Edward

Less than a week after my half-hour text conversation with Dorn, a small package arrives at my door with decants of her eight selections.

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

Her private opinion of her husband she makes into a short story—forgets its origin and shows it him with pride—while the husband decants his heart-beats into occasional verse and minor poetry.

From Certain Personal Matters by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

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

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

Cereal and baking ingredients don’t need to be decanted or sorted by color.

From Washington Post Apr. 13, 2022

More than 40,000 plants have been decanted from the category A glasshouse ahead of a multi-million pound upgrade.

From BBC Sep. 24, 2021

“And you’ve decanted some of the special Tokay for him?”

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman

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

Klein is a proponent of decanting dry goods into containers and putting products in bins.

From Seattle Times Jul. 14, 2023

This is controversial, I know, but I am in favor of decanting pantry items into glass jars.

From Salon Apr. 6, 2023

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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