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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
Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Babies are mature enough to have their own babies in six to 10 weeks.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 June 2025
Talia Kaplan,jordan Smith, CNBC, 25 June 2025
Its flower clusters are often two-toned because flowers emerge from pink buds but mature to a blue tone.
—Judy Nauseef, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 June 2025
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Adjective
The mature, talented and physical center back only got his first serious run of games late in the spring.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Babies are mature enough to have their own babies in six to 10 weeks.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 June 2025
Verb
Fed Chair Jerome Powell spoke about crypto in his testimony before the Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday morning, saying the stablecoin industry has matured significantly over the past few years, and increasingly become part of the mainstream financial landscape.
—Talia Kaplan,jordan Smith, CNBC, 25 June 2025
Its flower clusters are often two-toned because flowers emerge from pink buds but mature to a blue tone.
—Judy Nauseef, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mature
Adjective
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Under the Biden Administration the National Park Service was reaching out to stakeholders to complete the study for the designation, which is due in December.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
29 June 2025
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At some point the Mets are going to have to settle on a third baseman, but Senga will be back soon, Frankie Montas was excellent in his first start, Sean Manaea is due back soon and both Nolan McLean at Syracuse and Jonah Tong at Binghamton are both having standout seasons if needed.—
Bill Madden,
New York Daily News,
28 June 2025
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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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Without specifying any figures, Sinclair says its ratings for women’s tennis have grown since 2023, especially among the coveted 18-to-34-year-old demographic.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
1 July 2025
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The chief executive of Africa’s largest bank by asset value has added his voice to growing frustration on the continent over the valuations of Africa’s sovereign debt by the big three global credit ratings agencies.—
Yinka Adegoke,
semafor.com,
1 July 2025
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This is a fruit ripe for picking and every investor, private-equity firm and sovereign wealth fund looking for a prize asset in the world’s most popular domestic football league has kicked the tyres at Spurs, taken the tour and run the numbers.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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If the leaf comes out with minimal resistance, the fruit is probably ripe.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
22 June 2025
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Officials, though, have insisted for months that talks are progressing with trading partners such as India, Japan and Vietnam but have not made any announcements.—
Alex Gangitano,
The Hill,
29 June 2025
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Most patients survive between two to five years after diagnosis, losing control of their muscles as the neurodegenerative condition progresses.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 June 2025
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Rosenberg emphasizes that at this point, AI is still just another tool that’s used for developing content—like CGI.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
24 June 2025
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Headquartered at The Pentagon, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is a U.S. Department of Defense organization responsible for developing, testing, and deploying a layered missile defense system.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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“Mature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mature. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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