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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
Zev Fima, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
Courtesy of Google Google’s first Pixel Watch was fashionably late to the wrist computing party, arriving in 2022 when the market was already quite mature.
—Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 20 Aug. 2025
Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2025
Jeenah Moon | Reuters Folding phones finally mature Samsung’s first folding phone was released in 2019, but got off to a rocky start.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
In 2022, when the Fed was hiking rates from the Covid-era level of near 0%, the market move was out of the growth names and into more mature names that were making money.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
Courtesy of Google Google’s first Pixel Watch was fashionably late to the wrist computing party, arriving in 2022 when the market was already quite mature.
—Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
Through the rest of the ’60s, Stamp matured and worked with different kinds of directors.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2025
Jeenah Moon | Reuters Folding phones finally mature Samsung’s first folding phone was released in 2019, but got off to a rocky start.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mature
Adjective
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This is due in part to the high level of predation that Upper-Peninsula whitetails face compared to their southern counterparts, which don’t have wolves to worry about.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
28 Aug. 2025
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The mother was given a $50,000 bond and is due back in court Sept. 9.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
28 Aug. 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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Here’s what else to know about the growing force on the ground in Washington.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
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Erin is forecast to curve north-northeast between the US East Coast and Bermuda this week, remaining out over the water but growing even larger in size.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
18 Aug. 2025
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Nate Bellinger, an attorney with Our Children's Trust, said Wisconsin laws are ripe for a challenge.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Only 1/3rd of households have only one car, so 2/3rds are ripe for car replacement at the right price.—
Brad Templeton,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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People are waking up to that fact, and as generations progress, less and less drinking is happening.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
27 Aug. 2025
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As a loyal follower of Kavalier and the lead technician for the company, Arthur begins to take notice the inhumane treatment of the hybrids as the episode progresses, posing the question: Are the hybrid bodies being used for scientific purposes?—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The Royals continue to develop Bergert with each start.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
23 Aug. 2025
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Both models will offer buyers a choice of 6-speed manual or 8-speed direct automatic transmission (DAT) developed in-house by Gazoo Racing.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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“Mature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mature. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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