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
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
If the oil has separated from the paste, decant the tahini to a microwave-safe bowl and microwave on high in 30-second bursts, stirring after each, until emulsified and smooth.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 7, 2022
Shake the bottle every day, then let it settle for two days, and decant off the clear liquor.
From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Mary Eaton
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
Chia sometimes decants laundry detergent, softeners, dryer sheets and wool balls out of their original packaging into clear canisters to create uniform storage in sizes that work in the space.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 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
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
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 H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
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
In others - where the building material has been found to be at risk of failure - classrooms have been closed and pupils decanted to alternative buildings.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2023
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
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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
The anxious decanting of the container influencer points to a fear of scarcity or disorder.
From Slate ● Mar. 15, 2025
Unfiltered Port forms a sediment, or crust, in the bottle, requiring decanting into … well … decanters, allowing oxygen to mix with the Port while the sediment is left in the bottle.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2022
To enjoy quality drinks at a picnic, you don't have to exert yourself by decanting wine and transporting it in flasks or tumblers.
From Salon ● Jul. 6, 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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