as in bottle
a special glass container into which wine, whiskey, etc., is poured from its original container and from which it is served
The waiter served us wine from an elegant decanter. a decanter of port
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Recent Examples of decanter
Pair the coasters with this chic carafe or a matching wine decanter.
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Lauren Joseph, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Apr. 2025
The Johnnie Walker Couture Expression, with four Scotch blends priced at $20,000 per crystal decanter, is another effort from the number one Scotch brand to maintain dominance amid a softening market for Scotch whisky sales by value.
—Andy Vasoyan, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
The Tree of Life is being released in a run of just 112 Lalique crystal decanters, so interested parties should contact Macallan Client Services directly at ClientServices@TheMacallan.com to find out the price.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 29 Apr. 2025
The release is limited to 151 decanters worldwide, and the whisky therein comes from a single cask of spirit distilled in 1958.
—David Thomas Tao, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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Lauren Joseph, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Apr. 2025
The Johnnie Walker Couture Expression, with four Scotch blends priced at $20,000 per crystal decanter, is another effort from the number one Scotch brand to maintain dominance amid a softening market for Scotch whisky sales by value.
—Andy Vasoyan, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
The Tree of Life is being released in a run of just 112 Lalique crystal decanters, so interested parties should contact Macallan Client Services directly at ClientServices@TheMacallan.com to find out the price.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 29 Apr. 2025
The release is limited to 151 decanters worldwide, and the whisky therein comes from a single cask of spirit distilled in 1958.
—David Thomas Tao, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decanter
Noun
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In a sleek, lilac bottle, the elegant formula is also made with silk extract.—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
24 May 2025
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Unlike flowers that may send your recipient running for a vase or a bottle of wine that requires chilling, a puzzle can sit out on a picnic table all afternoon, no harm, no foul.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
24 May 2025
Noun
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Naked running belt: $48 This belt by Naked, on sale for less than $50 at Amazon, holds your hydration flasks and carries your cell phone, energy gels, fuel bars and sunglasses.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Archaeologists uncovered these jars in a variety of sizes, and noted that the smaller vessels likely functioned as perfume flasks.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
13 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Bring gloves, utility scissors and a clean milk jug.—
Staff report,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Dec. 2022
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Councell tapped a plastic jug the size of a garden shed containing sugar water, nearby another full of corn syrup.—
Bill Weir,
CNN,
12 Dec. 2022
Noun
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Somewhere between pour-over and those large-format carafes from countertop drip coffee makers lies the French press coffee maker.—
Adam Campbell-Schmitt,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 Apr. 2025
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Freed prisoners and relatives helped themselves to boxes of dates and carafes of coffee laid out by the governing Palestinian Authority.—
Ghada Abdulfattah,
The Christian Science Monitor,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Winter Springs upped its lead to 3-0 in the third after Maldonado singled with one out, and winning pitcher Tiffany Seemann singled behind her.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 May 2025
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They were supposed to be able to find ways to beat good pitchers.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 May 2025
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“Decanter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decanter. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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