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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
After additional testing there, the vehicle will undergo a static fire test before being mated with the upper stage. Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 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 handcrafted mill is mated to a nine-speed automatic transmission and makes 621 hp and 664 ft lbs of torque. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 12 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 That engine is mated to a 4-speed semi-automatic transmission and a centrifugal clutch (also like Honda's), topping out at 43 mph (70 km/h). New Atlas, 9 July 2026 The sight of the pair mated together suggested that the 20th century’s progress would never end. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026 They will then be mated with the core stage, built by Boeing, which arrived earlier this year to Florida. Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2026 The vaginal pH of female olive baboons decreases, threatening sperm, after a female has mated with a genetically similar male. Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 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
  • But with a huge chunk of their savings gone, the scam cast a shadow on the milestone for the couple, who’ve been married for 43 years.
    Emily Elconin for CNN, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Their first holiday season as a married couple was marked by health challenges and subsequent winters were spent miles apart.
    Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • There were museums and theaters, and clubs, and the feeling that the city never slept.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
  • On a recent morning in the city center, Spanish police were kicking out young boys who had slept overnight on cardboard slabs, some of them bruised and bandaged.
    Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Put pre-matched outfits on the same hanger.
    Brandi Jones, Health, 25 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Sometimes a young cow may not be bred during the rut, but will come back in heat later in the year.
    Jim Zumbo, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2026
  • There are several types of dogs that were originally bred for work, making these breeds excellent hiking partners.
    Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 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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