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past tense of season
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as in spiced
to make more pleasant to the taste by adding something intensely flavored the chef seasoned the vegetables as soon as they came out of the oven

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to make competent (as by training, skill, or ability) for a particular office or function her campaign manager has been seasoned by several hotly contested gubernatorial campaigns

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seasoned

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adjective

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Recent Examples of seasoned
Verb
Benioff is a seasoned leader, familiar with navigating through this sort of myopic thinking. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025 For seasoned skiers, planning a winter holiday is often a delicate, and sometimes contradictory, art. Charles Curkin, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025 Opinions flew among broadcast and digital execs, a union chief and seasoned journalists, and top station execs weighed First Amendment concerns in the wake of ABC’s suspension of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2025 The pre-cooked and pre-seasoned turkey can be ordered for delivery to your home or for pick-up at a local Popeyes location while supplies last. Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 24 Oct. 2025 Fifteen years after receiving the institution’s Hal David Starlight Award — for a young songwriter making a significant impact — the 35-year-old is up for official membership, alongside an array of seasoned heavyweights and hitmakers from the worlds of pop, hip-hop, folk, country and rock music. Karu F Daniels, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025 While the new capabilities can be exciting for seasoned AI users, Lena Cohen, staff technologist at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, told USA TODAY that users should think twice before using Atlas as a full-time browser. Greta Cross, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025 The seasoned steppers usually carry an effortless chemistry that electrifies the room. Alexa Stone updated October 21, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025 Sides include seasoned fries, kale slaw, mac and cheese and shakes. Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
In Milan, the Leonardo da Vinci Museum is a hit with curious kids; in Amman, Jordan, the Royal Automobile Museum surprises even seasoned travelers. Christie Holmes, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025 The patties themselves — two 3-ouncers; a combo of chuck, brisket and short rib — were bold and well-seasoned and dangerously flirting with the line between meaty juiciness and greasy slipperiness. Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025 The pork is perfectly seasoned and charred, then enveloped in a thick homemade corn tortilla that keeps its structure no matter how much tomatillo salsa is added. Natalie Hoy, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025 Who wouldn’t want a bit of boring in their politics today, if it’s seasoned with compassion and common sense? Anita Chabria, Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2025 The buttermilk chicken is seasoned with lemon-and-pepper vinegar on the side. Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025 The nuggets are seared, smoked and seasoned with garlic and pepper. Helena Wegner, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025 There was blood and thunder, and the encounter was saltier than a pitch seasoned by Pisa’s former owner Romeo Anconetani who used to superstitiously spread the stuff around the ground before games. James Horncastle, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025 The white meat Chicken Tenders are coated in a garlic and powder-seasoned breading. Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seasoned
Verb
  • For contrast, Bailey spiced up her look with a minidress by Kim Shui.
    Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
  • All chicken tenders are spiced-to-order, with seven levels of heat.
    Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Remember that robotics companies — like Figure AI—don’t pilot their robots with LLMs alone; the LLM is one part of a wider neural network which has been specifically trained to be better at spatial awareness.
    Billy Perrigo, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The couple eventually moved to Virginia, where Drew trained as a military police officer.
    Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
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  • Less than 24 hours later, Melissa strengthened to major hurricane status.
    Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Although Voodoo had been present in Louisiana since the early 18th century, the influx of Haitian immigrants after the Haitian Revolution (1809), strengthened the practice in the region.
    Essence, Essence, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Take a look at how his journey has prepared him to meet the moment.
    Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Bransten recounts meeting with David and Ralph Lauren at the time, prepared with slides.
    Tharin Pillay, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • After inadvertently amassing a network of specialized experts, the startup has pivoted to hiring highly skilled professionals to train AI models.
    Jaures Yip, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Greenlight Alberta, which its creators say is the first of its kind in Canada, will see local professionals trained in key production roles, as an answer to the growing demand for skilled crew across the country.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Its iterations of the iconic libation — each arrives pre-salted — run from the classic to the frozen guacamole-flavored to the salsa-oriented.
    Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The versatility of flavored, baked tofu is endless; drop it in soup, add it to salad, layer it in a sandwich, toss it with noodles, thread it on skewers for the barbecue — or simply cut it into cubes for a quick snack.
    Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The pressure rhythm was adjusted to an uneven triangle pattern to better match the freezing process.
    Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Welcome to my College Football Playoff projections, which will be published weekly through the end of the season, updated and adjusted after each Saturday’s results.
    Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • And his immigration policies seem only to have hardened since then.
    Patricia Lopez, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Yet on Capitol Hill, the standoff has only hardened.
    Nik Popli, Time, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Seasoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seasoned. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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