decant
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The rapid "decant of services" meant the nine-bed ICU was given a temporary new home in the space previously occupied by eye theatre.
From BBC • Feb. 6, 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
It is necessary, therefore, in such cases to decant the solution through a piece of cotton cloth before using.
From The Preparation of Plantation Rubber by Morgan, Sidney
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