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as in matured
fully grown or developed
a ripe tomato
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as in stinking
having an unpleasant smell
the clothes of the field hands were sweaty and ripe after a hard day's work
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Recent Examples of ripe
The local area is ripe for exploration, from checking out the Chik-Wauk Museum & Nature Center and Grand Marais to fishing Sea Gull Lake, so travel through Finland State Forest to Superior National Forest to the BWCA.
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Explore Minnesota, AFAR Media, 30 Apr. 2025
That means the weather was ripe for fire, and wind gusts of up to 25 miles per hour quickly whipped the fire toward inhabited areas.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2025
Unity Biotechnology is a leading example, but the space is still early and ripe for newcomers.
—Abdo Riani, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
The palate leads with soft, subtle smoke, followed by notes of ripe stone fruit, savory barbecue, black pepper spice, vanilla, and charred oak.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2025
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Explore Minnesota, AFAR Media, 30 Apr. 2025
That means the weather was ripe for fire, and wind gusts of up to 25 miles per hour quickly whipped the fire toward inhabited areas.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2025
Unity Biotechnology is a leading example, but the space is still early and ripe for newcomers.
—Abdo Riani, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
The palate leads with soft, subtle smoke, followed by notes of ripe stone fruit, savory barbecue, black pepper spice, vanilla, and charred oak.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ripe
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This is about a team with a top-10 payroll whose GM committed too stinking much of it to dogs that can’t, or won’t, pull the sled.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
22 Dec. 2019
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Muttaiah said the man inside the stinking manhole was working without any safety equipment — no gloves, no shoes, no supplemental oxygen.—
Joanna Slater,
Washington Post,
16 Dec. 2019
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Also consider: Spacing and Height: Know your plant’s mature size to avoid overcrowding or gaps.—
Debbie Wolfe,
Popular Science,
8 May 2025
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If skin care has always attracted a sophisticated, mature clientele with higher spending capacity, the introduction of makeup enabled the store to engage with knowledgeable younger customers, expanding the core customer base, now aged 35 to 55, with 30 percent made of international consumers.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
8 May 2025
Adjective
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Millions of Americans have experienced foul car odors from dirty air filters.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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However, the way this is happening has the vibe of last year’s midseason adjustment, when the NBA decided to enforce foul rules differently and turned the game more physical with time still to go in the regular season.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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This results in a charge imbalance that builds up an electric field strong enough to trigger flashes of lightning.—
National Geographic,
National Geographic,
13 Jan. 2023
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According to research from Everytown for Gun Safety, a nonprofit that advocates for gun control, strong gun control laws are correlated with fewer gun deaths.—
Elliot Hughes,
Journal Sentinel,
13 Jan. 2023
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The smell, an odor like rotten eggs, is the sargassum piles decomposing, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Apr. 2025
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Once seaweed washes ashore, the piles start to rot and release hydrogen sulfide gas, which smells like rotten eggs.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The fridge was smelly and disgusting before it was replaced about a week later.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 2025
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Vandalizing the State Republican Party's property with disgusting Nazi symbols while screaming about 'fascism' reveals these individuals are hypocrites, idiots, or both.—
Ewan Palmer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Only one of them has a fetish for the fetid stink of porta potties, but the other one has their weird kinks too.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
28 Jan. 2025
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During the previous effort, squalid and fetid camps grew on the border and were marred by gang violence.—
Colleen Long,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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Public stations were expensive to maintain and quickly became dirty and malodorous.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
22 Jan. 2025
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Come for Gary Oldman’s Jackson Lamb, sweaty and malodorous and razor-sharp; stay for some of the best-structured storytelling on television.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
12 Dec. 2024
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“Ripe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ripe. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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