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Joined closely; Paired; United in marriage; Paired (animals) for breeding.

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Usage examples (35)
  • Sparks flew as the broadsword mated with the dagger and swept it aside as if it were no more than a feather.
  • Rescue Orbiter resumes control in ALT to maneuver stack to long-term mated gravity gradient / Torque Equilibrium Attitude (TEA). "
  • Joel Burns was 'mated' as well as 'married;' and when his wife died, he did not really lose her.
  • Another proposal I read, decades ago, would have "mated" clips to weapons.
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