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Recent Examples of immature Pluripotent stem cells are, of course, immature stem cells that can develop into specific cells. Bronwyn Thompson, New Atlas, 26 May 2025 There are three immature stages that are black and white, with the fourth stage being red, black and white before becoming adults later in the summer. Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 14 July 2025 To be effective the spray has to cover the immature stages. Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2025 Tomatoes must reach their mature size before harvesting, as immature green tomatoes will never ripen. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 5 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for immature
Recent Examples of Synonyms for immature
Adjective
  • Zendesk now is looking to hire young professionals and work alongside the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University to develop talent and bring them into the company.
    Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 29 July 2025
  • The restaurant is frequented by a young late-night crowd that eats under rattan pendant lights.
    Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 29 July 2025
Adjective
  • This does not imply that college students should be taught childish skills but rather acknowledges the need to foster emotional coping skills and positive relationships throughout the academic careers of students.
    Eric Wood, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
  • Real patriots pay no heed to such undemocratic, childish rhetoric.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 July 2025
Adjective
  • In fact, juvenile arrests for violent felonies — including many in and around transit — increased in both 2023 and 2024, but these offenses were largely excluded from public crime data.
    Marc Molinaro, New York Daily News, 25 July 2025
  • On the morning of the robberies, according to court documents, there were text messages between Toombs and a person believed to be the juvenile, planning to rob mail carriers that day.
    Hailey Roden, The Enquirer, 24 July 2025
Adjective
  • Globally, obesity in adults has more than doubled since 1990, with adolescent rates quadrupling, the World Health Organization reported.
    Sara Chernikoff, USA Today, 23 July 2025
  • Rates of obesity in adults have more than doubled globally since 1990, and adolescent rates have quadrupled, according to the World Health Organization.
    Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 21 July 2025

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“Immature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immature. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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