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matured

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verb

past tense of mature

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of matured
Adjective
Think of this as the matured version of the Kool-Aid dip-dye technique. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
Phishing and social engineering attacks have become harder to detect as AI has matured, and AI scaling within organizations has introduced new risks to corporate environments. — Rick Vanover, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026 At the time of his re-signing, head coach Andy Reid said that the running back matured, took accountability and deserved a second chance with the club. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026 The core range already includes the Cigar Malt Reserve, a non-age statement whisky matured in a combination of American white oak ex-bourbon barrels, Cabernet Sauvignon barriques, and Matusalem Oloroso sherry casks. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026 Chestnut red is an ingenue all grown-up—matured past apricots and strawberry blonde into something more capable and authoritative. — Loren Savini, Allure, 14 Oct. 2026 Bakker’s boyhood experience of the wild, unruly Pentecostal God might have matured into a due humility, a dumbstruck awe and a sense of wonder. — David Von Drehle, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026 Fifty-one barrels matured on the third floor of Warehouse I, while another 48 aged on the first floor of Warehouse L. — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2026 Crucially, structures have matured past equity into standing credit facilities. — Chris Koras, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026 Returning to the Mach-E in 2026 offered an opportunity to see how the vehicle has matured. — Tim Jackson, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for matured
Adjective
  • During this time, mature bucks become increasingly active and less cautious to establish dominance within their territory.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Instead, the protective barrier was lined on the inner side of the cuticle and contained hyper-long hydrocarbons, much longer than those typically found on mature adult flies.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • As the campaign progressed, Raman gave different answers about her timeline for replacing the police chief.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
  • As his Parkinson’s disease progressed (he was officially diagnosed in 1984), Williams became Ali’s primary caregiver.
    — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 3 Nov. 2026
Adjective
  • Bountiful seafood pastas are the specialty, but do save some space here or elsewhere for a dessert of po’e, a sweet, dense sponge cake made from mashed ripe bananas.
    — Mark Johanson, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The infants would be able to feed to their stomachs’ content on the increasingly ripe meat without getting close to finishing the entire spread laid before them.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The number of enrollees grew during the COVID-19 pandemic when enhanced subsidies became available through the American Rescue Plan Act and Inflation Reduction Act, both signed into law by President Biden.
    — Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The company’s profitable services business grew less than 10% during the September quarter, the slowest expansion since 2022.
    — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • During these days, licensed junior hunters aged 12 to 15 years old may hunt when accompanied by a licensed adult hunter 18 or older.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The separate cross-platform study surveyed 2,018 people aged 15 to 69.
    — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • It’s developed by GuangYu Industrial, an engineering conglomerate based in Shenzhen, with over three decades of precision manufacturing expertise.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Nov. 2026
  • SpaceX developed Starshield specifically for government and national security customers.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026

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“Matured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/matured. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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