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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
Rowan Briggs, Mercury News, 5 May 2025
Geller puts in a word for her preference for mature skin: baked foundations.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 2 May 2025
Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 5 May 2025
Soon, the second tier of leaves would mature and the process repeated.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
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Adjective
On the lower terrace, a firepit is nestled among mature fig, lemon, and lime trees—perfect for long evenings under the stars.
—Rowan Briggs, Mercury News, 5 May 2025
Geller puts in a word for her preference for mature skin: baked foundations.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 2 May 2025
Verb
Though his kids weren’t mature enough to accept their fling, the lake house shooting helps put things into perspective for everyone, and mends the rift that had formed between Eli and Lori.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 5 May 2025
Soon, the second tier of leaves would mature and the process repeated.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mature
Adjective
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Hannon said the army corps could receive additional funding after September, but a public report on its work is now due sometime in the fall.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2025
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Among her upcoming screen projects is Children of Blood and Bone, due in 2027.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
12 May 2025
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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
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All three were still actively growing, Ramsay said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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There is growing evidence of the harms of work reporting requirements including cutting off access to health care, driving up uninsured rates, increasing the burden of medical debt, and a range of other adverse consequences.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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The procedure and results are ripe for discussion, but first, some housekeeping: Who can benefit from a salmon sperm facial?—
Perrie Samotin,
Glamour,
3 May 2025
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Conditions may be ripe for greater conflict now than was seen in 2019, according to Steven Honig and Natalie Caloca, researchers at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR).—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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Keep an eye on the cats' body language when they get used to each other from behind a door: if their ears are flattened, their fur standing on end, or their body posture rigid, this is negative body language, and things should not progress just yet.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
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The experience of drinking French wine isn't about quantity but about savoring small servings and moving up in wine quality as the meal progresses.—
Rachel King,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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The project, which includes a five-star hotel and a residential estate, was developed by a company linked to Prayudh’s PM Group.—
Phisanu Phromchanya,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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To make matters more convoluted, Charity developed an eerie obsession with both of her sisters and identifies the three of them as one person.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
3 May 2025
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“Mature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mature. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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