seasons 1 of 2

plural of season

seasons

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of season
1
as in spices
to make more pleasant to the taste by adding something intensely flavored the chef seasoned the vegetables as soon as they came out of the oven

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3
4
as in prepares
to make competent (as by training, skill, or ability) for a particular office or function her campaign manager has been seasoned by several hotly contested gubernatorial campaigns

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Recent Examples of seasons
Noun
But Miller also spent five seasons in the Red Sox system, until he was released just before the start of this season. Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 Guerendo, after two lackluster seasons and multiple injuries, is likely out until late August, if not into the season via an injury-list designation. Cam Inman, Mercury News, 29 May 2026 Now playing for the defending WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces, Carter started her career with the Dream and spent two seasons in Atlanta before joining the Los Angeles Sparks and Chicago Sky for a season each and playing overseas in the 2025 season. Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 May 2026 After two seasons with the Razorbacks, Braun transferred again, joining the Wildcats for his final season of eligibility. Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026 Lopes finished his career with two seasons with the Astros, retiring after the 1987 season. Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026 The 6-foot-4, 190-pound guard played his first two seasons at Division II Northwest Missouri State and last season at Drake before following coach Ben McCollum to Iowa. Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026 Paul came in as a breakout star already from four seasons of Mormon Wives, where her salary on that other Disney property would presumably rise each year, which would likely help her negotiations going into her season. Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026 But at the end of those two seasons, with Payton moving on to a pro career and Iowa coach Fran McCaffery fired after his 15th season, playing for Hoiberg became a possibility again. Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
Torres seasons the pork with lots of black pepper and garlic, and cooks it low and slow for around five hours. Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026 The soy sauce seasons the tofu to its core, while balsamic vinaigrette adds acidity, richness, and just enough sweetness. Ali Francis, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 July 2026 That is manageable when a company seasons into the index slowly, as the rules dictate it, with a liquid market in its shares. Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 2 June 2026 For years as the show took a break, the sub-Reddit r/Euphoria persisted despite not knowing whether Zendaya’s Rue, Sydney Sweeney’s Cassie, or even Jacob Elordi’s Nate would finish out the story lines seasons one and two explored with a visceral visual language. Zoë Haylock, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2026 The three young players have enjoyed experiencing their rookies seasons together. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026 Stranger Things seasons 1-5 are on the streamer now. Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Jan. 2026 The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives seasons one through three are now streaming on Hulu. Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seasons
Noun
  • Colt’s father, Colin Gray, was sentenced to 15 years in prison two days later, as his lawyer announced plans to appeal.
    Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Four accounts across four services were involved, and Hugging Face’s forensic timeline documents 17,600 distinct actions across four days.
    Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Plaintiff Burlap & Barrel, for example, sources spices from across the globe, including from countries like Vietnam, Guatemala, Tanzania, Turkey and France—all of which have very different economies and workforce conditions.
    Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 27 July 2026
  • The design detail spices up standard summer uniforms by adding texture and a more exciting, intentional feel to, say, a denim-shorts-and-white-T-shirt look.
    Irene Richardson, InStyle, 13 June 2026
Verb
  • The system conditions physicians to go above and beyond, to pre-round an hour before they're asked, to absorb expanding workloads without complaint, because that's what doctors do.
    Kwame Christian Esq, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • The discomfort stems not from graphic imagery, but from recognition — the realization that contemporary visual culture increasingly conditions audiences through loops of deferred resolution.
    Andrew S. Jacobson, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • Pre-workout supplements increase energy and athletic performance acutely, while collagen strengthens connective tissue and helps prevent injury over time.
    Megan Nunn, Verywell Health, 29 July 2026
  • Budson explained that reading facial expressions, body language and tone of voice strengthens connections between brain cells and helps build new ones.
    Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • Reddit cheers; SerpApi prepares to fight If Reddit wins the fight, the popular online discussion forum could be in a better position to force all AI scrapers to enter into licensing agreements.
    Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026
  • The sound of gloves hitting the bag is filling a new space in North Lawndale, as the organization Boxing Out Negativity prepares to open the doors of its new home at Lawndale Plaza.
    Suzanne Le Mignot, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Noun
  • Ranking titanic figures from different eras might be a fruitless and silly exercise to some, but this type of debate is also the one thing sports is supposed to be.
    Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 30 July 2026
  • Justin Bieber Charts Hits From Very Different Eras Bieber also occupies a pair of spaces on the Official Hip-Hop and R&B Singles chart with tracks from very different eras of his career.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • Herrera proactively trains staff for potential immigration enforcement, creating vital protocols due to a lack of external business guidance, embodying a steadfast commitment to protecting its community.
    Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • However, Landow also trains the parts of the body where tendons attach to bones, with durability in mind more than classic strength.
    Pete Sampson, New York Times, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • Success breeds overconfidence; overconfidence hardens into presumption; and presumption eventually obscures the actual source of momentum.
    Clifford Hudson, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Instead of building parts one layer at a time, the system hardens the printing material all at once, producing seamless structures.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026

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