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mellow

[mel-oh] / ˈmɛl oʊ /




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There’s its flavor profile, which is sharp and pungent when consumed raw yet mellow, nutty and almost buttery when cooked down.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

Over time, "you mellow, build networks and take what you can", often in the private sector.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

He returned to RCA with “Emergence,” a mellow record designed to follow King’s “Tapestry” onto the radio, but that airplay never materialized: Sedaka was still seen as a relic of the early ’60s.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

That mellow approach made her such an outlier in the vicious world of international figure skating that she might as well have showed up with roller skates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Even when Zach told him that he was expected to plan the entire Halloween dance, he was mellow about it.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman




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