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as in slept
to engage in sexual intercourse
cats conceive almost every time they mate
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Recent Examples of mated
Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Properties that are located within 200 meters of where the Medfly infestation was found will be treated with Spinosad, which is made from bacteria that occurs naturally in the soil, to reduce the population density by killing mated females, officials added.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
Robert Ross, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2026
That motor comes mated to a four-speed gearbox and semi-automatic centrifugal clutch – no clutch lever, no fuss.
—New Atlas, 30 Dec. 2025
With qualification tests now complete, Neutron's fairing section has been shipped to the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in Virginia, where it will be mated to the rocket ahead the vehicle's debut launch.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 10 Dec. 2025
This is where the grizzlies played, fought and mated in the summer months.
—JSTOR Daily, 19 Nov. 2025
In particular, screens mated to computers, the most flexible machines ever invented.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Considered to be among the most intelligent of birds, with a level of awareness that seems eerily human, the members of a mated pair of ravens stay together at all seasons, foraging cooperatively and even engaging in active play.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Properties that are located within 200 meters of where the Medfly infestation was found will be treated with Spinosad, which is made from bacteria that occurs naturally in the soil, to reduce the population density by killing mated females, officials added.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
The power plant is mated to a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2026
That motor comes mated to a four-speed gearbox and semi-automatic centrifugal clutch – no clutch lever, no fuss.
—New Atlas, 30 Dec. 2025
With qualification tests now complete, Neutron's fairing section has been shipped to the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in Virginia, where it will be mated to the rocket ahead the vehicle's debut launch.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 10 Dec. 2025
This is where the grizzlies played, fought and mated in the summer months.
—JSTOR Daily, 19 Nov. 2025
In particular, screens mated to computers, the most flexible machines ever invented.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mated
Adjective
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In Israel’s case, that typically includes mostly American Jews — and occasionally those married to American Jews — who are eligible for Israeli citizenship under the country’s Law of Return.—
Jacob Gurvis,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Feb. 2026
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The upcoming seventh season — which releases all episodes on Netflix March 12 — sees the couple ready to start the next chapter of their lives married and welcoming a baby.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The monks slept under the trees and ate one meal per day.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Feb. 2026
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The Turpins usually slept all day and were awake through the night.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Retrievers, initially bred for hunting, enjoy hiking and playing fetch, says Joey Morris, animal behaviorist and dog trainer at OverWatch K9 Academy.—
Taylor Grothe,
Parents,
9 Feb. 2026
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Jalen Sundell and Grey Zabel are Super Bowl champions because they were bred by one of the best FCS programs in the country.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Composed at Rose’s prompting and anticipating Flanagan’s extraordinary Pain Journal, the volume is so direct in its account of the couple’s conjugal life that the Indian authorities tossed its original print run into the ocean before the books could ship from Chennai to New York.—
Diana Arterian,
Literary Hub,
11 Dec. 2025
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Shortly after spurning his conjugal love tent vehicle, Colby received a call from Pontiac with a proposition.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Mated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mated. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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