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decant

[dih-kant] / dɪˈkænt /
VERB
tap
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"We were so close again behind him, very tough to put the lap together with the wind. But managed to put a decant lap on the final run and happy with that."

From BBC Nov. 8, 2025

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 poured coffee grounds from a red can into a pot of boiling water, waited to decant cowboy coffee, and thought about how to lose the fox.

From Salon Oct. 22, 2022

“We have solutions that we know will decant the system,” she said.

From Seattle Times Jul. 18, 2022

Strain, allow grounds to settle, decant, and add one cup of sugar.

From American Cookery November, 1921 by Hill, Janet McKenzie

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

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

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

After dinner he decants claret into his venerable person, and tells an old story; the company smile with innocent joy.

From Twenty-One Days in India; and, the Teapot Series by Aberigh-Mackay, George Robert

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

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

From Washington Post Apr. 13, 2022

Regardless, I decanted the wine to give it some air and the funk was soon gone.

From New York Times Feb. 17, 2022

I decanted about an ounce of the thick, oily liquid into the pressure vial and quickly applied the cap.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

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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