mellowed

Definition of mellowednext
past tense of mellow

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mellowed
Verb
  • Richter’s market has proved durable even as demand for postwar painting has softened at the top end.
    Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The light softened toward sunset, an evening echo of the same violet sky that hovered over Julian at the start of the day.
    Josh Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • He’s matured a lot over the last couple of years.
    Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Back when players traditionally stayed at the same school for four years, Karaban’s evolution would have been ordinary, just another player who had matured as a person and grown as an athlete over the course of his time at UConn.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • One playground will be designated for children aged 2 to 5, which will have a synthetic turf surface, sensory play equipment and will be ADA compliant.
    Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Cancer rates are 30% higher in women aged 20-29 (55 versus 42 per 100,000) compared to males and nearly double in those aged 30-39 (161 versus 84 per 100,000), the American Cancer Society states.
    Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • These delicate fruits are picked before they're fully ripened, which means that the right storage methods are key to coax the best flavor and quality out of them.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Richard Crowe, who gardens in Beaumont, has a pomegranate tree that has recently ripened 400 fruit.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 31 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Chernyshov is a November 2005 who has progressed in line with his older age relative to his peers.
    Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
  • As the investigation progressed, authorities found that Liebgott had been at a Minneapolis VFW on Lyndale Avenue South before the crash.
    Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 7 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In the final season of Handmaid’s, Lydia grew increasingly disillusioned by the hypocrisy of the ruling class of Commanders, who do not live up to Gilead’s religious ideals.
    Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Pedra Branca, about 280 miles from Oiapoque, grew between 2007 and 2014 during an iron ore boom.
    Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Mellowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mellowed. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.

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