maters
- plural of mater.
Example Sentences
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She has increased her charitable donations to her alma maters and where she taught, in addition to other organizations such as Doctors Without Borders and Habitat for Humanity.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2025
Mr. Pagliuca had donated hundreds of millions of dollars to his alma maters, Duke University and Harvard, largely earmarked for science.
From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2024
Before a Syracuse-Virginia Tech game matching the alma maters of his great uncle and father, Sturdivant gawked at the size of the players, the eighth-grader never thinking he could measure up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2023
The idea was sparked by UW’s Devin Culp, Carson Bruener and Sam Huard each successfully holding camps at their high school alma maters last summer.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 20, 2023
“Good man. But best not mention it to”—Hugo nodded through the garage wall—“the maters and the paters, or we'll spend the rest of the afternoon playing Ludo or the Game of Life under strict supervision.”
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
