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decants

verb

present tense third-person singular of decant

as in drains

formal to pour (a liquid, especially wine) from one container into another The bottles were uncorked and the wine was decanted an hour before the meal.

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Recent Examples of decants To prevent disasters, Jones decants liquids into travel-size jars and bottles, stores them in a clear zip bag, and keeps them separate from clothes. — Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025

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Defensiveness extends conversations, weakens credibility and drains emotional energy that could have been directed toward solving problems.

— Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Every square inch of land on Earth’s surface receives precipitation, and much of it drains out, eventually, to an ocean or lake.

— Natalie Wolchover, Quanta Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of drains

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That access can be a convenience for paying bills, or a problem if one owner empties the account without the other’s agreement.

— Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
Eufy Robot Vacuum and Mop Deal The Eufy Omni C20 vacuum and mop offers a hands-free clean with an Omni Station that automatically empties dust, plus washes and dries its own mop pads.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 15 July 2026

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The heart pumps resources, money, services, attention, out to every neighborhood.

— Lisa Nee, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
Adventure seekers will want to check out the park’s 39-foot-tall body slides or try surfing the Pipeline, which pumps 48,645 gallons of water per minute.

— Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of pumps

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Our latest reminder of just how much everything sucks right now comes from BMW (by way of @metav3rse on Instagram).

— Byron Hurd, The Drive, 5 Aug. 2026
Though wildfires are often associated with the West Coast’s dry summers, climate change is putting more and more places at risk of wildfires as increasingly hot air sucks moisture from forests.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 3 Aug. 2026

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