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, 17 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
Once male and female periodical cicadas have mated and the latter has laid its eggs, the insects die after spending only three to six weeks above ground, as previously reported by USA TODAY.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2025
Verb
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
Adjective
The new mill, which is mated to a six-speed manual transaxle gearbox, nearly doubles output from 177 hp to 340 hp.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 17 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
Once male and female periodical cicadas have mated and the latter has laid its eggs, the insects die after spending only three to six weeks above ground, as previously reported by USA TODAY.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mated
Verb
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Name a queen who slept on bedsheets with higher thread count than you last night?—
Bill Hoogterp,
Fortune,
19 Oct. 2025
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Once Lisa and Jamal moved out, Tupac slept mattress to floor in a coffin-sized bedroom, while his mother and sister laid out their mattresses and box springs in the dining room.—
Jeff Pearlman,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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That the topless king was pictured beside his married lover, Wallis Simpson, only added to the growing scandal.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
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Routh was married to actress Courtney Ford from 2007 until this year.—
Charles Infosino,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 Oct. 2025
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But as this story makes clear, absolute immunity has bred a culture of impunity that leaves them above the very law they’re meant to enforce.—
Micah Kimball,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025
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To test whether these sperm changes had lasting consequences, the infected male mice were bred with healthy, uninfected females.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 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 26 Oct. 2025.
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