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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
Josh Dinner, Space.com, 27 May 2025
But these tend to dry out quickly and may need watered daily (or even twice a day) in the summer as the plants mature.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 May 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
SpaceX's iterative process through Starship's development has earned the company praise for the speed with which the launch vehicle has matured, but also criticism over the optics that accompany a giant rocket breaking apart into hundreds of fireballs falling through the atmosphere.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 27 May 2025
But these tend to dry out quickly and may need watered daily (or even twice a day) in the summer as the plants mature.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mature
Adjective
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Miami’s improvement in Hattiesburg was due in part to the return to form of left fielder Derek Williams, who had missed five weeks following hand surgery.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
5 June 2025
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After the bell, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and CrowdStrike earnings are due.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
4 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
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In the decades since, PEOPLE has grown to become the iconic brand it is known as today — expanding from a newsstand-only publication to now include digital news coverage and social media coverage, as well as a new app, among other ventures.—
Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
8 June 2025
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In addition, administrative staff positions at most universities and colleges has grown faster than faculty.—
Paul Weinstein Jr,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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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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Whether Arsenal’s interest progresses will be determined by their key decision-makers.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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Some neurological issue that will progress quickly.—
Greta Morgan
June 5,
Literary Hub,
5 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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Founder’s Block Chardonnay Photo : Scott Semler Situated in the Russian River Valley’s Chalk Hill region, this 1,500-acre estate of the same name is planted with a one-of-a-kind proprietary Chardonnay clone developed in partnership with U.C. Davis’s esteemed viticulture and enology department.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
12 June 2025
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“Mature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mature. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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