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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
Robert Ross, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2026
That motor comes mated to a four-speed gearbox and semi-automatic centrifugal clutch – no clutch lever, no fuss.
—New Atlas, 30 Dec. 2025
With qualification tests now complete, Neutron's fairing section has been shipped to the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in Virginia, where it will be mated to the rocket ahead the vehicle's debut launch.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 10 Dec. 2025
This is where the grizzlies played, fought and mated in the summer months.
—JSTOR Daily, 19 Nov. 2025
In particular, screens mated to computers, the most flexible machines ever invented.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 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 power plant is mated to a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2026
That motor comes mated to a four-speed gearbox and semi-automatic centrifugal clutch – no clutch lever, no fuss.
—New Atlas, 30 Dec. 2025
With qualification tests now complete, Neutron's fairing section has been shipped to the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in Virginia, where it will be mated to the rocket ahead the vehicle's debut launch.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 10 Dec. 2025
This is where the grizzlies played, fought and mated in the summer months.
—JSTOR Daily, 19 Nov. 2025
In particular, screens mated to computers, the most flexible machines ever invented.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mated
Adjective
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While filing jointly tends to be advantageous for many married couples, there are situations where filing separately makes sense, such as with significant medical debts or when considering student loan repayment.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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One of the book’s most poignant moments comes from a letter Short penned to her fiancé, Matt Gordon, an aviator who died before the two were married.—
Nathan Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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This was mostly because Sonia was busy with the German shepherd, who slept behind a gate in the kitchen and barked frantically whenever another parent came to the door.—
Nell Freudenberger,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Even as overnight temperatures hung in the 20s and 30s, immigrants desperate to make appointments at Charlotte’s Department of Homeland Security office slept outside the building in recent weeks.—
Patricia Ortiz,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The various bank bailouts during the financial crisis bred a sense among large parts of the Dutch population that they were made to pay for excessive risks taken by greedy bankers.—
Sarah Jacob,
Bloomberg,
27 Jan. 2026
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The family has bred and raised several draft horses through the years, growing the herd to as many as 22 at one point on their 40-acre Mountain View Belgians northwest of Longmont.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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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
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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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“Mated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mated. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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