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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
Charlie Campbell, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
Among the recent renovations are a number of bushes added to fill out the front yard as well as a handful of mature olive trees, which now line the front entrance path.
—India Roby, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2025
Josh Dinner, Space.com, 2 Jan. 2026
Much of the equipment at Herbert’s gym caters to mature bodies.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
This presents an untapped opportunity for African nations to monetize their mature forests and pristine wetlands, which are particularly prized for carbon capture.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
Among the recent renovations are a number of bushes added to fill out the front yard as well as a handful of mature olive trees, which now line the front entrance path.
—India Roby, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
From there, the agency hopes to develop and mature the technologies needed to expand deeper into the solar system to places like Mars.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 2 Jan. 2026
Much of the equipment at Herbert’s gym caters to mature bodies.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 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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That was one last flourish of self-laceration, and there is definitely a matching strain of masochism in Hopkins—not so much a relish of suffering as a rueful acknowledgment that earthly woe is our due.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Rather, the slow start (by Ovechkin’s standards) to this season seemed due more to poor puck luck.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Corrigan has also appeared in independent non-adult films such as Chillerama and appeared in Gus Van Sant’s Harvey Milk biopic Milk.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
29 Oct. 2025
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The junior car had gotten seriously adult.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Until then, the only limits on their selections were Vimeo’s standard terms of service, which prohibit content that incites violence or qualifies as pornographic.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
22 Dec. 2025
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Under a new law, Florida began requiring age verification checks for visitors to pornographic websites, notes Paul Bischoff, editor of Comparitech, a site that reviews personal cybersecurity software.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
17 Dec. 2025
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Several of the production facilities that CNN analyzed have swiftly replaced villages and farmland, growing by tens of thousands of square feet in the past five years.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Though George Washington and the press started off amicably, their relationship grew more adversarial once journalists began criticizing the nation’s first president.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Nov. 2025
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Made with ripe persimmons, these cookies are a special treat to savor while the fruit is in season.—
Macie Stump,
Southern Living,
4 Nov. 2025
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Raymond Chew, general manager of Southeast Asia at Clarks, said in a statement that the market is ripe for the first Cloudsteppers lifestyle location.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
4 Nov. 2025
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December 22 – January 19 When boundaries feel tight, kindness unlocks progress.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Jan. 2026
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Capricorn December 22 – January 19 When boundaries feel tight, kindness unlocks progress.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Mature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mature. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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