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matured

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verb

past tense of mature

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of matured
Adjective
Think of this as the matured version of the Kool-Aid dip-dye technique. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
The bourbon was initially matured for seven years and then spent nine weeks in the distillery’s limestone cellar to finish. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2026 Bakker’s boyhood experience of the wild, unruly Pentecostal God might have matured into a due humility, a dumbstruck awe and a sense of wonder. — David Von Drehle, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026 Fifty-one barrels matured on the third floor of Warehouse I, while another 48 aged on the first floor of Warehouse L. — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2026 Crucially, structures have matured past equity into standing credit facilities. — Chris Koras, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026 Returning to the Mach-E in 2026 offered an opportunity to see how the vehicle has matured. — Tim Jackson, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2026 Stablecoins followed the same arc, as wrapped claims on bank deposits, before the market matured enough to demand more sophisticated structures underneath. — Ivan Kan, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Diop questioned the suitability of the traditional private equity model for small African businesses, arguing that the industry’s typical five-year investment horizon often forces exits before companies have fully matured. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026 As integrative oncology has matured, so have the research questions. — Lorenzo Cohen, STAT, 22 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for matured
Adjective
  • Within premium products, there is a focus on longevity attributes in skin care and elegant, sophisticated makeup products among mature middle-class consumers.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • But the majority of students have been peaceful, and many come off in interviews as almost freakishly mature.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The technology has progressed to full-scale demonstrations at Kairos Power’s Oak Ridge campus in Tennessee, where the company’s Hermes Low-Power Demonstration Reactor is under construction.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Gifting or transferring shares after a sale or offering has progressed too far leaves room for the Internal Revenue Service to challenge the valuation.
    — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • There was a wide stone wall on which someone had placed a row of ripe quinces from a nearby tree.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Le is particularly fond of the store’s Thai green bananas, which remain bright green even when fully ripe and develop an intensely sweet flavor.
    — Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • But as the spectacle grew, the distinction between personal style and dressing for visibility became increasingly blurred.
    — Alex Badia, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • What’s more, Episode 2 grew a whopping 47% among Live+Same Day adults 18-49 on NBC.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Bolstered by steady gains in the stock market, families headed by someone aged 75 or older are now America's wealthiest, while the youngest families saw their wealth decline in the past three years, a government report released Friday said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Admission at the door costs $30 per person aged 13 and up, but advance purchases on Eventbrite cost only $25.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • This individual asset is often referred to as zest, and it can be purposefully developed to assist us in managing daily stressors as well as creating meaningful lives.
    — Joan M. Cook, Time, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The Rockefeller Foundation has just published a policy proposal – developed in partnership with leading experts – that details how a Growth and Investment Reset could work.
    — Masood Ahmed, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026

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“Matured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/matured. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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