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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
Big Think, 2 Mar. 2026
Children and adolescents who are not quickly located may not be recognized in the medium and long term, due to the speed at which their faces and bodies change and mature.
—Karen Esquivel, CNN Money, 1 Mar. 2026
Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 2 Mar. 2026
These capacities often mature over time.
—Klaus Schwab, Time, 1 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Reduced uncertainty feels mature.
—Big Think, 2 Mar. 2026
Children and adolescents who are not quickly located may not be recognized in the medium and long term, due to the speed at which their faces and bodies change and mature.
—Karen Esquivel, CNN Money, 1 Mar. 2026
Verb
Once the first spring generation pupates, the pupae wait out the summer heat, maturing into adults that emerge in early autumn.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 2 Mar. 2026
These capacities often mature over time.
—Klaus Schwab, Time, 1 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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The leveling off of complaints was due in part by a county informational blitz to landlords and online aggregators such as Zillow and Redfin, said Rafael Carbajal, DBCA director, in an interview on Tuesday.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Then came the number that echoed loudest—another $1 million in exemplary damages, which is due usually for some type of bad behavior.—
Dave Lieber
Feb. 25,
Dallas Morning News,
25 Feb. 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
Adjective
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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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These are the growing number of young men who are dropouts, do not work or have meaningful or fulfilling jobs, do not marry, have no children, few friends, and live in the basement of their parents’ home.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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With nine prominent Democrats in the race, pressure on lower polling candidates to drop out has increased as concerns grow that Democrats will split their party’s vote in the June 2 primary, allowing two Republicans to slip into the runoff.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Although Silicon Valley is fresh off hosting the Super Bowl, the area could be ripe for opportunity as the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament and FIFA World Cup are still coming to the area this year.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Many practitioners recommend eating them ripe, seasonal, and even between main meals.—
Mélanie Defouilloy,
Vogue,
24 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Austin's average daily temperatures also trend upward as the month progresses.—
Mary Wasson,
Austin American Statesman,
1 Mar. 2026
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The fact that both are used to operating in congested areas to progress the ball gives them an edge over more traditional touchline wingers such as Garnacho and Gittens.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Mature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mature. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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