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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
Arpon Basu, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Included are gardens with mature trees, an orchid greenhouse, vegetable and herb beds, native plants, cactus and succulents.
—Martina Schimitschek, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Belinda G. Schwartz, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026
Plants also mature and grow with temperature; however, their environment can be much more variable than the cozy place where insects are hiding.
—Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Adding one or even two mature, detailed players would not fix what is happening with a team that hopes to do more than exit the playoffs in five games this season.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Included are gardens with mature trees, an orchid greenhouse, vegetable and herb beds, native plants, cactus and succulents.
—Martina Schimitschek, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Verb
Families need to determine the right investment horizon now that some assets may have matured, as well as whether their current allocation still makes sense in the current market.
—Belinda G. Schwartz, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026
Plants also mature and grow with temperature; however, their environment can be much more variable than the cozy place where insects are hiding.
—Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mature
Adjective
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Think of this as the matured version of the Kool-Aid dip-dye technique.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Final plans for both projects are due in spring 2027.—
Madison Smalstig,
Sacbee.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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This is the first time that a Concept Study has been killed due directly to the actions of the government that commissioned the study in the first place.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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For many readers and critics, the perception was that Mansfield was almost writing children’s fiction, since most of her stories are deceptively easy to read, although her themes are entirely adult in both form and content.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Dec. 2025
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Justin Vernon’s midwestern charm and pliable falsetto has always endeared him to indie-rock dads raised on Michael McDonald, but starting a family himself between Bon Iver projects turned this year’s Sable, Fable into a deep examination of the fatherly adult contemporary figure in popular music.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 2025
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According to the criminal complaint, the victims told police that Meyers asked them to send nude photos or make pornographic videos.—
Ross Guidotti,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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The employees also sent pornographic magazines with the husband’s name on them to a neighbor’s home and planned to break into the couple’s garage to install a GPS device on their car.—
Leah Willingham,
Fortune,
26 Feb. 2026
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Finding the right adviser could make finances grow.—
Magi Helena,
Dallas Morning News,
12 Mar. 2026
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Polish patiently, so steady practice grows your confidence.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
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For cooks whose marmalade aspirations are more immediate, the time is also ripe for cooking with the jarred stuff, letting its bittersweet brightness chase winter away.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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Mash a ripe avocado directly onto the toast with a squeeze of lemon or lime juice and a pinch of flaky salt.—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
10 Mar. 2026
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The project has also progressed at an unusually rapid pace for American nuclear development.—
David Szondy
March 08,
New Atlas,
8 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, the Legislature has moved slowly on many bills, with some debated at length and progressing through one chamber only to be stalled in the other.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Mature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mature. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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