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verb

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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as in prepared
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 Synonyms for seasoned
Adjective
  • Granted, this is a long and convoluted path to my main point: To deflect further assaults on democratic norms, Trump’s foes will need a skilled, focused and thoughtful leader.
    Steven Greenhut, Orange County Register, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Rebuilding Notre Dame required help from skilled craftsmen from around the globe and the use of tools — created on-site — that match those used by the original workers who built the cathedral centuries ago.
    Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • This shift in attitude suggests that augmented workers, in all types of organizations, could see their professional identity strengthened—rather than undermined—by the appropriate use of GenAI.
    Riccarda Joas, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
  • In contrast, Al-Ahly strengthened its ranks with several deals, including the duo Nada Khaled and Nora Khaled, former Pyramids’ players.
    Assile Toufaily, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Conduct thorough research to understand the implications, communicate clearly and transparently, and be prepared for diverse reactions.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Located in the Bywater neighborhood, the space’s upbeat vibe echoes the menu; think fresh seafood prepared in innovative ways; bass ceviche, vibrant green adobo shrimp, octopus with a walnut salsa negra, and fish tostadas alongside carne asada, arroz negro, costras, and sopes.
    Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • Later in the day, someone older or more experienced might have excellent advice for you.
    Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2024
  • With plenty of novice and intermediate trails, though, the mountain is generally favored by locals and more experienced skiers for its high elevation with double black diamond trails and, of course, that deep natural snowfall.
    Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • The increase was due to higher net income adjusted for non-cash items.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Credit Agreement, which extended the maturity date and adjusted certain financial covenants.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Apple has now hardened Safari to prevent modification of those configurations files.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
  • Public attitudes toward nuclear energy hardened after the disaster, especially as investigations showed that regulators had underestimated risks at the site.
    Amanda Kennell, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • For their experiment, the researchers collected satellite navigation signals from millions of Android phones around the world equipped with a dual-frequency Global Navigation Satellite System.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
  • These troops will be equipped with Russian military hardware, and initial deployments will include a cadre of 2,600 soldiers to be sent to Russia’s Kursk oblast, or region, to help repel a Ukrainian offensive.
    Katya Soldak, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Two and a half millennia of practice has embedded that same signal in our modern culture, and we are all conditioned to respond positively—and reflexively—to the handshake.
    Jerry Weissman, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Growing up in predominantly Black environments makes this experience less miraculous, and the concept of being an object of their projections of internalized misogyny and anti-Blackness doesn’t challenge me; we are all conditioned in internalized misogynoir.
    Akilah Sailers, Essence, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Seasoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seasoned. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.

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