mellowed

verb

past tense of mellow
as in softened

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  1. softened
  2. matured
  3. aged
  4. ripened
  5. progressed
  6. grew
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  • Looking ahead at the next six months, the industry’s expectations have softened only slightly.
    — Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Cover and cook 30 to 35 minutes, stirring occasionally, until green beans are softened and tomatoes have broken down.
    — Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of softened
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  • Regular blood tests and ultrasounds track the patient’s progress to help signal when the eggs have matured.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
  • In order to secure that rate, savers will need to be willing to lock their money into the account until the term has matured.
    — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of matured
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  • Throughout the evacuation, Olya fixates on the fact that men aged 18 to 60 are barred from leaving, all the while wearing a ridiculous big fluffy hat that seems to protect her more from the societal meltdown around her than from the cold.
    — Sonya Vseliubska, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026
  • In this case, the whiskey was distilled from January to June of 2015, and aged for a full 11 years in new American oak barrels.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of aged
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  • Vine-ripened, heirloom, and plum tomatoes would work especially well in this dish.
    — Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart, 20 July 2026
  • Many of the black olives sold in cans throughout North America are not naturally tree-ripened.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 11 July 2026
Definition of ripened
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  • Perhaps one of the Cold War’s boldest ideas never progressed beyond the experimental stage.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The board has met in closed session multiple times in recent months as the investigation into Hill has progressed, most recently meeting on July 22.
    — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of progressed
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  • Amid the chaos, militias grew in wealth and power, particularly in Tripoli and the western part of the country.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Tool call volume is not stable, and Arcade says its own call volume grew 25 times in six months.
    — Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of grew
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