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mated

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verb

past tense of mate
as in slept
to engage in sexual intercourse cats conceive almost every time they mate

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Recent Examples of mated
Adjective
The family group also contained four other adult wolves, which might have been brothers and sisters, parents, or even grandparents of the mated pair. — Frank Glaser, Outdoor Life, 1 Apr. 2026 Packs may consist of a mated pair and sometimes few young pups. — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026 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
Following additional ground tests, Apeiron will be mated again to its carrier aircraft for captive carry tests, followed by a drop test and ultimately a powered test flight above 80 km. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 30 Oct. 2026 The combo is mated to an eight-speed dual-clutch gearbox and produces 1,064 hp and 811 ft lbs of torque. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2026 The engine comes mated to a 6-speed gearbox and is equipped with a slip and assist clutch. — New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2026 For the past eight years, that's when Jackie and Shadow have mated and begun reinforcing their longtime nest. — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026 The sterile male flies mated with fertile female flies, but the interactions didn’t produce offspring, decreasing the overall fly population. — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 24 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mated
Adjective
  • Prepare for the Update Case and Charger For AirPods 4, AirPods Pro 2, or AirPods Pro 3, put them in their charging case and place them near the paired iPhone.
    — David Phelan, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Adjective
  • Becerra is married to Caroline Reyes, a doctor at UC Davis Health specializing in maternal fetal medicine.
    — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Shanahan, from Joliet and a married mother of three, works as a grassroots engagement director for the policy advocacy group Americans for Prosperity.
    — Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • What if people ate, slept, worked, read, and entertained among the art?
    — Julian Rose, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
  • In one small study, office workers with windows got far more daytime light than colleagues without them and slept the better part of an hour longer at night.
    — Randy J. Nelson, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Put pre-matched outfits on the same hanger.
    — Brandi Jones, Health, 25 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • This has bred a culture of entitlement and an insatiable desire for the government to do more, while many demand to work less, if at all.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Schubarth subsequently bred offspring of the Montana Mountain King to captive bighorn ewes on his farm west of Great Falls.
    — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Composed at Rose’s prompting and anticipating Flanagan’s extraordinary Pain Journal, the volume is so direct in its account of the couple’s conjugal life that the Indian authorities tossed its original print run into the ocean before the books could ship from Chennai to New York.
    — Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025
  • 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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“Mated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mated. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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