as in mature
fully grown or developed
a matured plant in full bloom
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as in progressed
to become mature
a young figure skater whose talent is still maturing
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Recent Examples of matured
Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2025
Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Back when players traditionally stayed at the same school for four years, Karaban’s evolution would have been ordinary, just another player who had matured as a person and grown as an athlete over the course of his time at UConn.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
This interest is also guaranteed, even if rates decline before the account has matured.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Television audiences have matured since the 2000s as well.
—Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 30 Mar. 2026
The same thing happened in late 2022, when the loan originally matured, or needed to be paid off.
—Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2026
Both organizations expressed their gratitude toward one another for the partnership while the board’s resources and ability to self-govern matured, and both remain committed to the Harambee neighborhood.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 26 Mar. 2026
There have been on-ice discipline issues with Murphy over her career, but she’s matured enough to stay more frequently on the right side of the line, which makes her pesky nature more a feature than a bug.
—Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
That’s 2,836 million metric tons of grass flowers matured into seed.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
Think of this as the matured version of the Kool-Aid dip-dye technique.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
He’s matured a lot over the last couple of years.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Back when players traditionally stayed at the same school for four years, Karaban’s evolution would have been ordinary, just another player who had matured as a person and grown as an athlete over the course of his time at UConn.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
This interest is also guaranteed, even if rates decline before the account has matured.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Television audiences have matured since the 2000s as well.
—Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 30 Mar. 2026
The same thing happened in late 2022, when the loan originally matured, or needed to be paid off.
—Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2026
Both organizations expressed their gratitude toward one another for the partnership while the board’s resources and ability to self-govern matured, and both remain committed to the Harambee neighborhood.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 26 Mar. 2026
There have been on-ice discipline issues with Murphy over her career, but she’s matured enough to stay more frequently on the right side of the line, which makes her pesky nature more a feature than a bug.
—Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
That’s 2,836 million metric tons of grass flowers matured into seed.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for matured
Adjective
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This time around, BTS wanted to reclaim some of that old sound, albeit in a more mature form.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
13 Apr. 2026
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This process works best on young weeds and may require several sessions for mature weeds with large taproots.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
12 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Chernyshov is a November 2005 who has progressed in line with his older age relative to his peers.—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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As the investigation progressed, authorities found that Liebgott had been at a Minneapolis VFW on Lyndale Avenue South before the crash.—
Kristi Miller,
Twin Cities,
7 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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However, clearly the conditions are ripe for at least a partial resumption of shipping traffic.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The show is really ripe for online discourse; did any of the reactions to the book surprise you?—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In the final season of Handmaid’s, Lydia grew increasingly disillusioned by the hypocrisy of the ruling class of Commanders, who do not live up to Gilead’s religious ideals.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Apr. 2026
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Pedra Branca, about 280 miles from Oiapoque, grew between 2007 and 2014 during an iron ore boom.—
Gabriela Sá Pessoa,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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One playground will be designated for children aged 2 to 5, which will have a synthetic turf surface, sensory play equipment and will be ADA compliant.—
Cam'ron Hardy,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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Cancer rates are 30% higher in women aged 20-29 (55 versus 42 per 100,000) compared to males and nearly double in those aged 30-39 (161 versus 84 per 100,000), the American Cancer Society states.—
Tesfaye Negussie,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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View this post on Instagram UCLA officials said that the uniforms were developed in collaboration with Nika designers.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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In a competitive situation, 20th Century has picked up theatrical film rights to the popular game 99 Nights in the Forest, developed by Grandma’s Favourite Games and hosted on Roblox.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Apr. 2026
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