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verb

as in to sleep
to engage in sexual intercourse cats conceive almost every time they mate

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Recent Examples of mate
Noun
Walz was the vice presidential running mate for 2024 Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, who lost her presidential bid to Trump. Wcco Staff, CBS News, 17 June 2025 The others were Dan Lucas, the guitarist, from York, and Taylor Stewart, the drummer, from outside Glasgow—the group’s impish prankster, who has a penchant for choking his mates and kicking them in the balls. Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
Verb
The male flies will then be released into the wild to mate with females and prevent them from laying eggs in wounds that become flesh-eating larvae. CBS News, 18 June 2025 The seabirds are reliant upon Antarctica's seasonal sea ice for mating and rearing chicks, and in recent years, some areas of that sea ice have become more unstable — and a warming world could be partially to blame. Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 12 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for mate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mate
Noun
  • Paxton, Sims and Garcia were injured and offered little help in the second half.
    Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 28 June 2025
  • But at the moment, nearly half of commercial payments going out of Africa are dollar transactions, according to the SWIFT payments network.
    Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • James 'Cicero' Kalinowski (Oliver Platt) is transactional Uncle Jimmy Family relations: Longtime family friend and business associate.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 28 June 2025
  • According to a 1996 Los Angeles Times piece, an 18th Street operative pitched his plan for taking over Orange County in a back alley in Cudahy, with two dozen associates in tow.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • Former Arsenal, Chelsea and England defender Ashley Cole, Carsley’s assistant, made similar shouts and was hands-on throughout.
    Art de Roché, New York Times, 28 June 2025
  • As reported in a 2021 Rolling Stone exposé, more than a dozen women came forward with allegations of abuse against Manson, real name Brian Warner, including Evan Rachel Wood, actress Esmé Bianco, model Ashley Morgan, and Warner’s former personal assistant, Ashley Walters.
    Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • Retail partners have included the likes of Jeep, E.L.F. Cosmetics, Google and Cook, among a number of other top brands.
    Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2025
  • The key factor was how partners communicated around these tasks.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • Member's Mark Chicken Jerky Recipe Dog Treats Don’t forget your four-legged friends at Sam’s Club.
    Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 22 June 2025
  • Mahmoud Khalil greeted friends and spoke briefly to reporters at New Jersey’s Newark International Airport a day after leaving a federal immigration facility in Louisiana.
    Holly Ramer, Twin Cities, 22 June 2025
Verb
  • Alex was on his phone and computer constantly, never sleeping.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2025
  • Nannies sleeping at their employers’ houses Susan, an immigrant from Guatemala, has been a nanny for 18 years.
    Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2025
Noun
  • Nicholas Watson, libero, Suncoast senior: Led the Chargers to 23 wins, district title and Class 2A state semifinal appearance; recorded 357 digs, 73 assists and 25 aces; had 36 digs in a match; registered 23 digs in regional final win.
    Alex Kushel, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2025
  • On Saturday, June 28, Jake Paul and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will face off in a 10-round boxing match.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • The clip, which Ring shared with Newsweek, captures a typical afternoon for Mako, who can be seen on the footage heading over to his buddy Leonard's house.
    Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
  • Should Congress enact an antitrust exemption for college sports, perhaps, or create a special class of non-employment for student-athletes to ensure they can be exploited in perpetuity by sleazy college officials in polyester slacks and their booster buddies?
    Guy Lawson, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2025

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“Mate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mate. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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