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as in matured
fully grown or developed
I like pears when they're still hard, before they're mature
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as in due
having reached the date at which payment is required
mature bonds
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as in pornographic
dealing in or with explicitly sexual material
a mature talk show that is available only on pay-cable
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as in to grow
to become mature
a young figure skater whose talent is still maturing
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Recent Examples of mature
Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 12 June 2025
The arrival of beech leaf disease is exactly the opportunity buckthorn is looking for: Where mature trees fall, the shrub can take over in a matter of months.
—Robert Sullivan, Curbed, 9 June 2025
Laura Ness, Mercury News, 10 June 2025
Because of its easy application and seamless blend, this is known to deliver a restful glow to mature skin.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 9 June 2025
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Adjective
One story stuck: a Florida community lost over three dozen mature palms to Lethal Bronzing, a disease that went unnoticed until the damage totaled over $300,000.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 12 June 2025
The arrival of beech leaf disease is exactly the opportunity buckthorn is looking for: Where mature trees fall, the shrub can take over in a matter of months.
—Robert Sullivan, Curbed, 9 June 2025
Verb
Burrell School is hosting Summer Solstice in the Vineyard June 21, the second in a series of tastings in Burrell’s vineyard, with vines in full bloom and clusters of grapes maturing under the warm sun.
—Laura Ness, Mercury News, 10 June 2025
Because of its easy application and seamless blend, this is known to deliver a restful glow to mature skin.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mature
Adjective
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Reports for eight of the nine sitting members of the high court were due on May 15.—
Melissa Quinn
June 17,
CBS News,
17 June 2025
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Liverpool are paying them an initial £100m, with £16m more potentially due in add-ons.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
Adjective
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Why 'Shrinking' Is a Parents-Only Watch The themes, relationships, and conversations in this show are primarily adult in nature.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
27 Feb. 2025
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The next decades will witness, for the first time, the full impact of one-child families on adult Chinese society.—
Henry A. Kissinger,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Mar. 2012
Verb
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The growing fear that Israel may attack the Islamic Republic’s nuclear facilities adds terrifying uncertainty to the war.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
19 June 2025
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Many private businesses, however, still don’t observe it as a holiday, but a growing number, including Zillow, Nike and Lyft, now give workers the day off.—
Chris Morris,
Fortune,
19 June 2025
Adjective
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However, the researchers note that this avenue—avocados and sleep—is ripe for future exploration.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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Yet most dashboards still focus only on the bottom of the funnel, measuring the five percent of buyers ready to purchase now and ignoring the 95 percent of the market who are ripe for conversion tomorrow.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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In 2024, the company formed roadmaps and began implementation of several initiatives to progress on 2030 goals.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
17 June 2025
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These risks are exacerbated by ongoing technology gaps where businesses lack the solutions needed to progress.—
Imran Aftab,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Treat the customer relationship as a partnership, too, staying in active conversations about their needs and developing and launching tools and solutions to solve tactical, practical business problems.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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Eggs in bags thrown on the ground will hatch in the spring and develop into larvae that could reinfest the plants.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
12 June 2025
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“Mature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mature. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.
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