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- noun Plural form of
leaven . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
leaven .
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Examples
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John Malkovich's clever turn as the trainer Lucien Laurin leavens the earnest material.
The Short List: A Guide to This Week's Arts and Entertainment 2010
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Medieval English bakers saw this patient trust as something so entwined with their trust in God’s loving care that they called their leavens “Godisgood.”
Archive 2009-02-01 Michelle 2009
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Medieval English bakers saw this patient trust as something so entwined with their trust in God’s loving care that they called their leavens “Godisgood.”
Column: The Leaven of Trust Michelle 2009
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Havill's blond wig disguise as 'Brook' amusingly leavens his unfounded rage at being cuckolded.
Rodney Punt: The Merry Wives of Windsor -- Shakespeare's Globe Theatre Tours Santa Monica's Broad Stage Rodney Punt 2010
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Havill's blond wig disguise as 'Brook' amusingly leavens his unfounded rage at being cuckolded.
Rodney Punt: The Merry Wives of Windsor -- Shakespeare's Globe Theatre Tours Santa Monica's Broad Stage Rodney Punt 2010
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First, it forces our internal preoccupation with self to also accept the everyday perspective of others - their conversation leavens our perception of reality, so that we see the commonality in experience and reaction to things good and bad.
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Her account – which moves from first love to married love, to adultery, families and friendship – is enlivened with personal anecdotes; this is the yeast that leavens the dough of information.
All About Love: Anatomy of an Unruly Emotion by Lisa Appignanesi – review 2011
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The key chapters are a dense combination of doughty proposals and analysis, but Asher's choice of contributors leavens the mix.
Shattered: Modern Motherhood and the Illusion of Equality by Rebecca Asher – review 2011
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Yet a warm sense of humor leavens the heavy burdens.
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Havill's blond wig disguise as 'Brook' amusingly leavens his unfounded rage at being cuckolded.
Rodney Punt: The Merry Wives of Windsor -- Shakespeare's Globe Theatre Tours Santa Monica's Broad Stage Rodney Punt 2010
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