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Recent Examples of mellowing
Jenny Berg, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2026
Noun
Here’s a look at my experience, which—sadly—included no dogs, but has had a subtly mellowing effect on my own mood.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mellowing
Noun
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The company now provides hydro jetting, sewer repair and replacement, trenchless repairs, water damage cleanup services, and water filtration and softening systems.—
Alexander Coolidge,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Jan. 2026
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Looking ahead, the dollar’s softening shows no sign of stopping, according to some experts.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Around half a million New Yorkers live in aging buildings run by the city’s housing authority, known as NYCHA, which is the largest in the nation.—
Dave Collins,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2026
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The shift that happens when aging Vinho Verde isn’t subtle.—
Devin Parr,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
Noun
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This type of scale insect doesn’t usually kill the host plant, though prolonged heavy infestations may weaken it, reduce flowering, or cause individual branches to die back.—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Jan. 2026
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For optimal flowering, African violet pots should measure no more than 1/3 wider than the width of the plant’s leaves.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Jan. 2026
Verb
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But there is also single malt whisky being made specifically in England, with estimates of more than a billion dollars worth of casks currently maturing there and an impending geographical indication for the category.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
29 Dec. 2025
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Both have played a key role in maturing Thunderbird habitat and laboratory concepts.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Dec. 2025
Verb
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By later in March, expect a gentle rain of goodness to begin to fall in your life, ripening seeds of love, family growth, fame and clarity.—
Magi Helena,
Dallas Morning News,
17 Jan. 2026
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These fruits give off ethylene, a natural ripening hormone.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
15 Jan. 2026
Verb
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China’s growing crackdown on Hong Kong further strained relations, and spurred then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson to offer citizenship for up to 3 million residents of Hong Kong, a former colony that Britain handed back to China in 1997.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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But in a zero-sum world, where more money spent on incarceration means less money available for California’s growing network of trauma recovery centers, that’s a bad bargain.—
Kathy Brown-Lowe,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Skiers and riders can enhance their skills, starting in the mellow, high-alpine powder fields of Bergman Bowl and progressing to the steep trees and rock drops of The Outback.—
Sara Hansen,
Denver Post,
22 Jan. 2026
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Work is progressing on the 42, while initial designs have been completed for the 82 and 112.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Mellowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mellowing. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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