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as in conditioning
to bring to a proper or desired state of fitness
carefully seasoned the cast iron pan with vegetable oil before using it for the first time
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as in strengthening
to make able to withstand physical hardship, strain, or exposure
troops that had been seasoned by months of intense training
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as in preparing
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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Recent Examples of seasoning
Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2026
Founder Greg Adamson developed the seasoning recipe based on his memories of a childhood favorite from the Midwest.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
But the boys are largely ignoring seasoning, making the meals themselves not very tasty or enjoyable, a mere means to an end.
—Devika Rao, TheWeek, 18 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Soaked in Old Bay seasoning, lemon juice, and garlic, then marinated in apple cider vinegar and celery seeds, these crustaceans are full of flavor.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2026
Founder Greg Adamson developed the seasoning recipe based on his memories of a childhood favorite from the Midwest.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
And yet Petzold’s gift for seasoning truth with elusiveness is fully in force, giving this airy yet ghost-charged rescue story a welcome intelligence to go with its unforced emotion.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
But the boys are largely ignoring seasoning, making the meals themselves not very tasty or enjoyable, a mere means to an end.
—Devika Rao, TheWeek, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seasoning
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With a pour of salsa roja, tart and hot (but not overly so), or a more judicious application of the punishingly spicy salsa verde, the bean and cheese transforms into a kinetic flavor field of curves and spikes.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
3 May 2026
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By December, kitsch in its more seasonal flavors had overrun the front yards of Paradise Palms.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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One visible consequence of this administrative action was the reformulation of traditional root beer, which shifted from sassafras to artificial or alternative flavorings, often derived from wintergreen.—
Kari Traylor,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Apr. 2026
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Instead, whole grains and foods are dissembled into molecules which, with the help of artificial colorings, flavorings and gluelike emulsifiers, are heated, pounded, shaped or extruded into any food a manufacturer can dream up.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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Fortunately, that something can be as easy as spicing it with ginger, perfuming it with florals or smoke, or easier still and our favorite version, adding a grapefruit peel to the shaker tin before shaking on ice.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
7 Mar. 2026
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The outfield was shrunk, spicing up all games.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Feb. 2026
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Upending age-old narrative traditions, Paul’s heroism takes a sinister turn when Herbert reveals that the Bene Gesserit, an Illuminati-like secretive order of psychic matriarchs, has long been conditioning the Fremen to expect the arrival of a messiah, or mahdi, in their native tongue.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Apr. 2026
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The 2025 Best of Beauty Award-winning Biolage’s Color Last Shampoo and Conditioner are designed to help do just that, using a gentle cleansing base paired with conditioning agents to keep hair soft without stripping your shade.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
28 Apr. 2026
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Microsoft committed $10 billion in 2023, strengthening OpenAI’s commercial expansion.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
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That includes supporting fuel supply and infrastructure, developing pilot and demonstration projects, strengthening port-to-port data connectivity, and promoting interoperability, cybersecurity and common standards.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Footwear News,
28 Apr. 2026
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The two were caught on camera by fellow passengers who were filming while the plane was on the runway preparing for takeoff.—
Sean Joseph OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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The British Embassy in Washington, DC, posted a video on social media on April 27 giving people a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into preparing afternoon tea for 650 people.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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The reward is a rural landscape dotted with rice paddies and spice plantations, ancient Hindu temples and Roman Catholic churches, under-the-radar heritage hotels, and avant-garde restaurants.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Apr. 2026
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The palate is a whirlwind of flavors, ranging from soft baking spice to floral incense to assertive oaky tannins to sweet vanilla.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
26 Apr. 2026
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Araujo has been training in Mexico’s facility alone this week even though his place is not assured.—
Carlos Rodriguez,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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The findings appear to undercut recent speculation by online observers who have pored over video of the shootout and saw numerous agents training their weapons on Allen from different angles.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Seasoning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seasoning. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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