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adjective

Definition of steepednext
as in soaked

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steeped

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verb

past tense of steep
1
as in suffused
to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle grew up steeped in the ways of his ancestors a town steeped in history

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2
as in saturated
to wet thoroughly with liquid chew fresh ginger that has been steeped in hot water to aid digestion

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for steeped
  1. soaked
  2. saturated
  3. infused
  4. immersed
  5. drowned
  6. drenched
  7. impregnated
  8. sodden
Verb
  • His shirt was soaked, and his skin was hot.
    Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The water that flooded into some tents in Deir al-Balah soaked everything inside, leaving blankets and carpets a tangled, dusty mess.
    Abeer Salman, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of soaked
Adjective
  • Recommendations from the Dietary Guidelines for Americans say that Americans should eat more beans, peas and lentils, cut back on red and processed meats and starchy vegetables and limit sugars, sodium and saturated fats.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Americans should strive to eat less meat and saturated fats, while upping their intake of fiber-rich legumes, fruits and vegetables, according to new recommendations issued Tuesday by a panel of nutrition experts.
    Ivana Saric, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of saturated
Verb
  • The show is a uniquely hilarious take on a collision of a riches to rags story and the familiarity of light crime and investigation infused with humour and local New Zealand quirks, all brought to life by the razor-sharp minds of comedy duo Laura Daniel and Joseph Moore.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
  • As the name implies, this cleaner, infused with rosemary-leaf extract, will set you up for a good hair week, removing dirt, oil, and product build-up from your scalp and strands.
    Lisa DeSantis, Glamour, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of infused
Verb
  • And they should be immersed in the interviewing process to find the best person for the job.
    Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
  • With the ability to see through the eyes of the robot, hear its environment, and even talk in their own voice, operators are fully immersed.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of immersed
Verb
  • The idea of fiber optic drones was at risk of being drowned out.
    David Hambling, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • As the Dodgers officially welcomed their latest gazillionaire pitcher to a remodeling Dodger Stadium on Tuesday, the churning of the bulldozers in the infield was momentarily drowned out by the whining around the baseball world.
    Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of drowned
Verb
  • The great room, a warm womb drenched in buttery tones that Bacon reserves for sipping Sleepy Girl Mocktails in the evenings by candlelight, is a prime example of making this approach work in one’s favor.
    Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Leo [DiCaprio] comes in drenched.
    Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of drenched
Verb
  • Instead, the narrative focuses on Karoline (Vic Carmen Sonne), a factory worker in the wake of World War I who is impregnated by her rich boss and then discarded after his mother disapproves.
    Esther Zuckerman, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
  • With her husband’s cooperation, a coven of Devil-worshipping ghouls occupy an Upper West Side apartment building and conspire to have a young woman Rosemary (Mia Farrow) raped and impregnated by Satan himself.
    Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of impregnated
Adjective
  • About the same time, a Missouri infantryman and musician in the home’s band fell back into the sodden embrace of booze after years of sobriety, went back to his barracks and swallowed hydrochloric acid.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
  • But discoveries of ocean worlds on Saturn’s Enceladus and Jupiter’s Europa, both of which have spouted similar-looking plumes, have made scientists cautiously hopeful that the Neptunian moon could also be harboring a sodden secret.
    Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of sodden
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