mellowed

verb

Definition of mellowednext
past tense of mellow
as in softened

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  1. softened
  2. matured
  3. aged
  4. progressed
  5. grew
Verb
  • Unwrap 1 dough log; let stand at room temperature until slightly softened, about 20 minutes.
    Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Just as cyclical stocks had become the clear choice into and after the election, the economic data have softened a bit from strong levels, prompting industrials and bank stocks last week to pull back 2% or so.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of softened
Verb
  • The Bottom Line The creator economy has matured beyond simple content creation and brand deals.
    Ian Shepherd, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • However, the concept has since matured into something far more ambitious and often for consumers that may never even be guests of the resorts.
    Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of matured
Verb
  • In good news for the baby-boom generation (born 1946 to 1964), now aged between 60 and 78, Perls believes that as many as 5 to 10% of them could live to 100 or older.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Gen Z, defined as people aged 18 to 27, tipped more than any other generation, including baby boomers (who are now aged 60-78), across four of the six services measured in a survey by Bankrate.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of aged
Verb
  • There was bleeding from time to time, likely from another subchorionic hematoma, but the pregnancy progressed into her third trimester with minimal issues.
    Nancy Borowick, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
  • While the Vikings offense warmed up as the game progressed, their defense put the clamps on Falcons quarterback Cousins, who was playing in Minnesota for the first time since leaving in the offseason.
    Ben Morse, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of progressed
Verb
  • The turbos were banished and the cylinder count grew by 50 percent, as Ferrari’s range-topper gained a V-12 for the first time.
    Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Similarly, sales grew 24 per cent in the 2021-2022 period.
    Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of grew
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Thesaurus Entries Near mellowed

mellow

mellowed

mellowed (out)

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