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verb

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as in to flavor
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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2
as in to condition
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 to prepare
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 season
Noun
Clemence considered a transfer after last season but ultimately decided to return for at least one more year as a Jayhawk. Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025 Joey and Michael are causing more chaos on season 7 of Love After Lockup. Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
With movie awards season over, and rumors that Adrian Brody’s Oscar acceptance speech is finally coming to an end, the year 2025 sees a surprising amount of faces coming straight back into the conversation. Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2025 So, how did season 3 of Invincible end and will there be a season 4? Jordana Comiter, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for season
Recent Examples of Synonyms for season
Noun
  • Unsurprisingly, Jason shows up late, having instead spent the day drinking in a bar.
    Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 30 Mar. 2025
  • As the day progressed, the protests cascaded around the country outside Tesla locations in major cities such as Washington, Chicago, Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Seattle, as well as in towns in Virginia, Pennsylvania and Colorado.
    Michael Liedtke, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • While feeding your dog marshmallows sounds like a terrible idea for their tummy; rest assured, these are only marshmallow flavored.
    Lanee Lee, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
  • There are hundreds of molecules that excite our olfactory bulbs and taste buds, and the way those molecules are gathered determines how the flavoring ingredient is categorized.
    Ali Bouzari, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • We’ve been conditioned, especially as women, to tie our worth to our ability to be everything to everyone.
    Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 27 Mar. 2025
  • The Rays’ staff is conditioned to see opportunity in every challenge.
    Chad Jennings, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • With the right incentives and accountability, the sector could help scale sustainable technologies, strengthen regional markets, and build resilience across food systems.
    Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
  • At its core, then, if the production doesn’t utilize its technology for commentary and is hampered rather than strengthened by its single-actor format, what’s left?
    Christian Lewis, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • But for now, the teams that have made it in will be focused on preparing their campaigns for the Esports World Cup, making the most of the opportunity in front of them.
    Mike Stubbs, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
  • How to prepare before strong winds approach Trim tree branches away from your house and power lines.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • True to his word, this all went down in the span of five minutes.
    Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Dylan Holloway, Jordan Kyrou and Robert Thomas have been three of the NHL’s top scorers in that span, helping propel St. Louis to a heady 4.1 goals per game.
    James Mirtle, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • But don’t overlook more inventive plates like the crunchy yuca tostada layered with tuna carpaccio and spiced up with onion salsa.
    Carolyn Heller, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
  • 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, 11 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • For comparison, the F-22 cost about $150 million per unit (adjusted for inflation).
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
  • The administration has said that people who entered the U.S. through the humanitarian parole program will have any applications to adjust their status put on hold.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2025

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“Season.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/season. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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