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
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 Every baker seasons theirs differently. Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 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
  • The timing of his start Saturday, three days before the Midsummer Classic, suggested as much.
    Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
  • Cholowsky visited Chicago for a few days in early June, talking to coaches and executives, hanging out with players and listening to Jerry Reinsdorf’s baseball stories.
    Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 12 July 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • Filled with vegetables, greens, and spices this one-pot pasta is a vegetarian dream.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 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
  • Denmark will buy two Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, giving its military a dedicated anti-submarine capability as NATO strengthens its focus on securing the Arctic and North Atlantic against growing undersea threats.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026
  • But his latest novel, in its shortcomings, only strengthens the case that noir will stagnate if it isn’t perpetually refreshed by new generations.
    Carolyn Kellogg, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
Verb
  • The home search comes as second lady Usha Vance prepares to give birth to her fourth child, a baby boy, later this month.
    David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 10 July 2026
  • Airport improvements, venue upgrades, transportation projects and housing plans are steadily moving forward as the city prepares to welcome athletes, media and visitors from around the world.
    Rebecca Brooks, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Noun
  • Modern professional life now demands public visibility, a significant shift from past eras where quiet competence was rewarded.
    Alli Kushner, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • Many of these destinations offer an array of events, including immersive exhibits that shed light on the colonial and Federal eras.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
Verb
  • Metro-North runs Yankee Clipper trains from Grand Central to Yankee Stadium for all weeknight and weekend games for about $5 to $8 each way.
    James McClellan, Curbed, 10 July 2026
  • Homeland Security Investigations, a division of ICE, trains its agents using an Emergency Driving Handbook.
    Nick Miroff, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026
Verb
  • As patterns become clear and predictable, the organization hardens them into deterministic rules.
    Jakob Freund, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • Practically overnight, Sylvia’s cozy attitude toward the girl hardens into coolness, impatience and neglect.
    Natalia Winkelman, Variety, 16 June 2026

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“Seasons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seasons. Accessed 13 Jul. 2026.

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