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
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 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
In five or ten minutes decant off a few c.c. of the liquid, and test with sulphuretted hydrogen for tin.
From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius
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