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verb

past tense of ferment

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fermented
Adjective
  • The Taiwanese fried chicken rice bowl, specifically, with crunchy nuggets, seasoned with a distinctive dusting of sour plum powder, or li hing mui powder.
    Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Naturally, fans were clamoring to learn about the handheld's features before its reveal, but having those leaked by third parties left a sour taste in everybody's mouth.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The incident was caught on video, making waves online and on local TV news, and provoked an outcry from fellow residents.
    Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
  • His 1954 run for governor in Connecticut provoked questions about whether the state was ready for a Jewish governor.
    Arthur House, Hartford Courant, 30 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Davis was hardly the first to succumb to the lure of the corpse flower (not to be confused with Amorphophallus titanum, which has a giant phallic protrusion and also happens to smell like rancid meat and bear the nickname corpse flower).
    Hillary Rosner, Discover Magazine, 10 Dec. 2013
  • This research extends to the effects of pH and cooking temperature on meaty and species flavor, sweetness, barnyard, and rancid flavor in sheep-meat.
    ncbi rofl, Discover Magazine, 3 Dec. 2010
Verb
  • To this day, Penn State fans recall Golden with his arms raised in front of a stunned crowd at Notre Dame Stadium.
    Tim Casey, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The Electoral Reform Act, passed by Congress in 2022, raised the threshold to one-fifth of members in each chamber.
    Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Vogue Ukraine has always supported and promoted young national talents.
    PhotoVogue, Vogue, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Pippen was promoted from his two-way deal to a roster contract and has played every game for a team with the second-best record in the West.
    Eric Koreen, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Nicotine is what gets people hooked on cigarettes, despite their health risks and putrid smell.
    Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Las Vegas is in the midst of searching for a head coach and a general manager after a putrid season and Kansas City, of course, has its feet up as the AFC’s top seed and now prepares for the Texans in the divisional round.
    Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 12 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • In fact, boiling contaminated water can exacerbate the problem by breaking open the bacteria and releasing more toxins.
    Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
  • However, some illegitimate brands may sell contaminated or mislabeled products.
    Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • But the property may not be usable for as many as two months due to tainted water and other issues.
    Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
  • But Laos authorities have not given any indication of where and how tainted alcohol might have got into the supply chain.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Fermented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fermented. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.

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