mellowed

past tense of mellow

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mellowed
Verb
  • The bedrooms are where the mood shifts just a bit—they’re still wrapped in wood, but are softened with velvet throws, patterned pillows, and bedding in shades of blue and green that nods to the surrounding forest and the lake.
    Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 24 June 2026
  • Sonko — now the influential speaker of parliament — has softened his anti-restructuring stance.
    Jenny Vaughan, semafor.com, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • The program matured from a half-hour broadcast to an hourlong ratings heavyweight during Tim Russert's 17 years as moderator.
    Jay Stahl, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • Brown has matured nicely in the role, exhibiting a newfound steeliness and steadily increasing comic chops.
    Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • More than 6,000 people aged 10 to 24 take their own lives each year in the US, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
    Sharon Chin, CBS News, 25 June 2026
  • The series targets kids aged 7–12 and family audiences.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • Some olive varieties are commonly sold green, including Castelvetrano, Picholine, Lucques, and Gordal olives, while Kalamata, Niçoise, and Gaeta olives are typically sold fully ripened.
    Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 June 2026
  • Once the flush of fruit has ripened in mid-to-late summer, there will be no more, and the plants are done for the year.
    Cori Sears, The Spruce, 11 June 2026
Verb
  • As the race progressed, Schlossberg received heavy media scrutiny by The New York Times with reports of high turnover inside his campaign and allegations of erratic behavior.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 24 June 2026
  • As things progressed, sources say the studio brought in Reeves’ Toy Story 4 director to pitch his vision, which eventually led to Reeves thumbs up to star in the film.
    Justin Kroll, Deadline, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • Instead, her popularity grew steadily before exploding during her breakthrough run to the Miami Open semifinals as a wild card last spring.
    Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • More than 120 campers and rafters were evacuated from a stretch of the Colorado River over the weekend of June 27 as one of more than a dozen large wildfires grew rapidly in the West.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 29 June 2026
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“Mellowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mellowed. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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