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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as in soaked
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Recent Examples of steeped
Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2025
Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
Make sure to consult the steeping direction for each kind of tea, as different teas should be steeped for various lengths of time at different temperatures (hotter for black and herbal and cooler for green and white, for instance).
—Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Aug. 2025
This is a feature desired by many buyers and can benefit those who prefer their tea to be perfectly steeped and smooth.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
There’s also a level of expertise that Questlove and Patel, by being so steeped in the music industry, were able to bring to the interview process.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Savannah, Georgia, is a city steeped with history and charm.
—Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
Make sure to consult the steeping direction for each kind of tea, as different teas should be steeped for various lengths of time at different temperatures (hotter for black and herbal and cooler for green and white, for instance).
—Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Aug. 2025
This is a feature desired by many buyers and can benefit those who prefer their tea to be perfectly steeped and smooth.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for steeped
Verb
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His music, stuffed with live instrumentation and harmonic sophistication, is suffused with the sound and spirit of Sly Stone, Miles Davis, Jimi Hendrix and Marvin Gaye, among many others.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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Two frame types—the Breitling Chrono 0002 and Breitling Lémain 0001—are available directly from Cutler & Gross in different colors and editions, and each is suffused with nods to the Swiss watchmaker’s esteemed dive watch collection.—
Oren Hartov,
Robb Report,
7 Oct. 2025
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The August rains that soaked much of the Milwaukee area changed that.—
La Risa R. Lynch,
jsonline.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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By the end of each trip, our clothes were soaked and our skin bitten raw by mosquitoes.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Liver Liver is an organ meat that contains more saturated fat than poultry or fish.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
14 Oct. 2025
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Bold hues are the name of the game, whether this means going for the kind of saturated, chili pepper–adjacent red that flooded the runways of labels like Ferragamo or embracing autumn’s fascination with all things deep purple, courtesy of an earrings pair that pays homage to the humble eggplant.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
13 Oct. 2025
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My husband loves that this particular style is infused with a touch of precious metal to give off a slight metallic sheen.—
Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Oct. 2025
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In addition to cushy armchairs, cafe tables and a retail counter, the new space has a sweeping bar that offers alcohol-free or hemp-infused versions of hard liquors.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Raised in New York, Donnelly immersed herself in musical theater from a young age before breaking out on screen as cheerleader Addison Wells in Disney’s Zombies franchise.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Hinds immersed himself in art study and spent decades as a teacher, a musician playing African drums and a performer of traditional dance.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The muted pequin peppers are drowned by musty garlic powder.—
Alex Beggs,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Oct. 2025
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The most serious was in late 2022, when two of Ginger's tiger cubs drowned after falling into a partially frozen pond.—
Quinn Clark,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Standing in a drenched shirt with goggles on his head amid Toronto’s division-clinching celebration, Guerrero didn’t promise any upcoming feature films.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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The crowd, drenched but delighted, erupted as Messi and Allende celebrated.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
21 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Kristi House, which is named for a girl impregnated by her stepfather who gave birth at the age of 10, has yet to hear the amount of its grant for 2025-26.—
Mimi Whitefield,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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In that four-year timeline, John had moved out several times and even impregnated a woman when he and Lorena were separated.—
Mark Gray,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Steeped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steeped. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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