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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
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
Here, it is mated to a six-speed manual transmission, and the suspension has been stiffened a little for a sportier feel.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 8 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.
—Verb
That motor comes mated to a four-speed gearbox and semi-automatic centrifugal clutch – no clutch lever, no fuss.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for mated
Adjective
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The two were married for two years before Lopez filed for divorce in August 2024.—
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Tarek, who was previously married to Haack from 2009 to 2016, married Heather in 2021.—
Verb
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The couple slept on a filthy mattress on the floor with their 4-year-old son, Stephano.—
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For this story, our editors and contributors tested their luxury pillows in their own homes for at least a month (our minimum testing time frame), but most of them have been slept on for nearly six months to get a true gauge of how these models hold up over time.—
Verb
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Doing so bred hope for more days like Monday, when an overflow crowd stood inside a stuffy press conference room to witness, perhaps, the beginning of Crane’s vision.—
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The findings indicate that not only are adults present, but the species has successfully bred and repopulated the area.—
Adjective
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Shortly after spurning his conjugal love tent vehicle, Colby received a call from Pontiac with a proposition.—
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The figures include Abigail Abbot Bailey, an eighteenth-century New Englander whose efforts to leave her abusive husband, Asa, were hindered not just by strictures against divorce but also by the prevailing attitudes toward conjugal desire.—
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“Mated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mated. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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