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as in slept
to engage in sexual intercourse
cats conceive almost every time they mate
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Recent Examples of mated
Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Properties that are located within 200 meters of where the Medfly infestation was found will be treated with Spinosad, which is made from bacteria that occurs naturally in the soil, to reduce the population density by killing mated females, officials added.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2025
In particular, screens mated to computers, the most flexible machines ever invented.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
There's also a larger 280-mm disc mated to a Brembo floating caliper at the rear, and premium Brembo Stylema monobloc radial calipers with two 330-mm discs at the front for plenty of stopping power.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 8 Oct. 2025
One of the males then mated with the female for 63 seconds, before the second male did the same, lasting 47 seconds.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Considered to be among the most intelligent of birds, with a level of awareness that seems eerily human, the members of a mated pair of ravens stay together at all seasons, foraging cooperatively and even engaging in active play.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Properties that are located within 200 meters of where the Medfly infestation was found will be treated with Spinosad, which is made from bacteria that occurs naturally in the soil, to reduce the population density by killing mated females, officials added.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
The mill, which is mated to a six-speed sequential gearbox, makes 621 hp, compared to 612 hp, along with an unchanged 470 ft lbs of torque.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2025
In particular, screens mated to computers, the most flexible machines ever invented.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
There's also a larger 280-mm disc mated to a Brembo floating caliper at the rear, and premium Brembo Stylema monobloc radial calipers with two 330-mm discs at the front for plenty of stopping power.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 8 Oct. 2025
One of the males then mated with the female for 63 seconds, before the second male did the same, lasting 47 seconds.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mated
Adjective
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However, many legal analysts believe the justices will not overturn the precedent, and some additional legal protections for same-sex married couples were passed into federal law in 2022.—
Jason Lemon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Zane Sanchez, a tax manager with the accounting and business advisory firm Snyder Cohn, says it could be considered anyone making more than $200,000 or $250,000 for married couples filing jointly.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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For this story, our editors and contributors tested their luxury pillows in their own homes for at least a month (our minimum testing time frame), but most of them have been slept on for nearly six months to get a true gauge of how these models hold up over time.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
31 Oct. 2025
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Rochelle had spent all night at the hospital with sick kids and slept less than an hour.—
Jayme Fraser,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Dogs are often bred repeatedly in poor conditions, left sick or injured, and treated as products instead of living beings.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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About The Breed The Siberian Husky is known for its endurance and working‐dog background, originally bred in northeast Asia for sled pulling.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Shortly after spurning his conjugal love tent vehicle, Colby received a call from Pontiac with a proposition.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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The figures include Abigail Abbot Bailey, an eighteenth-century New Englander whose efforts to leave her abusive husband, Asa, were hindered not just by strictures against divorce but also by the prevailing attitudes toward conjugal desire.—
Rebecca Mead,
The New Yorker,
26 Aug. 2024
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“Mated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mated. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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