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
Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2025
As the company matured, Enzo Ferrari was fanatical about wanted to keep control of the product and its development, keeping as much in-house as was possible, even as Fiat became the company's majority shareholder.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
The European Commission, the executive arm of the EU, has been looking at how to use about 175 billion euros ($204 billion) in cash that has matured from frozen Russian assets held in Europe to further support Ukraine’s coffers.
—Silvia Amaro, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
As the bonds have matured, Euroclear has invested the resulting cash in the European Central Bank, with the remaining €9 billion of securities set to mature in 2026 and 2027.
—Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2025
He's matured more than any young Patriots player in years.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Again, Alex has matured through this relationship.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
The shift is reflective of how AI use within business has matured from the experimental to the widespread, the organization wrote in a report.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
The Islanders do boast one excellent defensive option in Pelech, and Romanov has matured into a solid two-way D who can eat more than 20 minutes a night.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
Isla Marambio will be released as part of Cask World’s Continent Series, which will feature whisky matured on all eight continents (including Zealandia which is represented by New Zealand in this series).
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2025
As the company matured, Enzo Ferrari was fanatical about wanted to keep control of the product and its development, keeping as much in-house as was possible, even as Fiat became the company's majority shareholder.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
The European Commission, the executive arm of the EU, has been looking at how to use about 175 billion euros ($204 billion) in cash that has matured from frozen Russian assets held in Europe to further support Ukraine’s coffers.
—Silvia Amaro, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
As the bonds have matured, Euroclear has invested the resulting cash in the European Central Bank, with the remaining €9 billion of securities set to mature in 2026 and 2027.
—Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2025
He's matured more than any young Patriots player in years.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Again, Alex has matured through this relationship.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
The shift is reflective of how AI use within business has matured from the experimental to the widespread, the organization wrote in a report.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
The Islanders do boast one excellent defensive option in Pelech, and Romanov has matured into a solid two-way D who can eat more than 20 minutes a night.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for matured
Adjective
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Women who choose to pursue IVF typically have more than one egg fertilized to ensure at least one develops into a mature embryo.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Unfortunately, in a lot of mature communities, there’s very strong anti-development sentiment.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
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But as the race progressed, Mamdani’s natural charm, catchy social media videos and populist economic platform energized voters in the notoriously expensive city.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Additionally, center Motiejus Krivas had some juice entering last season but dealt with a foot injury in the preseason that got worse as the season progressed and ultimately resulted in him being shut down in December.—
Sam Vecenie,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Turns out, the ideal conditions for this particular orchid are also ripe for a woodpecker comeback.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
30 Oct. 2025
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Carlson said residents can eat the food grown at the garden after gardeners harvest the ripe fruits and vegetables and take it to a center on Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road and Sea Gull Way.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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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Brazil’s President Lula da Silva Host nation Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, affectionately known as Lula, has used his second term as president to push ahead with climate action and slow the deforestation that grew to alarming rates under his predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Expanding free childcare Mamdani also plans to boost affordability by expanding no-cost childcare to all children aged six weeks to five years.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Extra añejo refers to tequila that has been aged for more than three years, and this new expression from the Last Drop far surpasses that.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The app was developed by Salk scientists as a research tool, and is used in Salk Institute studies.—
Allison Aubrey,
NPR,
3 Nov. 2025
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Yet in the past three decades much of home-cooking culture has developed in revolt against what many see as Stewart’s punctilious ethos.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Matured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/matured. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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