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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
Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2025
Little shifts that bring you to a more mature version of who Elphaba becomes.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 6 Aug. 2025
Taryn Finley, Refinery29, 6 Aug. 2025
Over the next five years, the market matured, and prices saw more moderate gains of 24 percent.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Up the stairs, the windows look out into the mature trees.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2025
Little shifts that bring you to a more mature version of who Elphaba becomes.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
Especially for Black girls who often have to mature faster than others.
—Taryn Finley, Refinery29, 6 Aug. 2025
Over the next five years, the market matured, and prices saw more moderate gains of 24 percent.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mature
Adjective
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In short, the event has greatly helped with Conway's regional and statewide popularity, which is due in part to its reputation as a regional hub for artists, and attracts approximately 2,000 visitors each month that the festival is held.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Aug. 2025
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By the time the Clemson announcement came out, all our early applications had been submitted, and most of our regular decision applications were due in the next two weeks.—
Mary Frances Ruskell,
CNN Money,
15 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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Tensions rise as their personal conflicts unfold, while the town grows increasingly hostile toward them and the idea of opening multiple graves at once.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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This fourth-generation farm is ripe for the picking—butterbeans, sunflowers, pumpkins, and more.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
7 Aug. 2025
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This indicates the grapes were harvested very ripe, which suggests a winemaking team that prioritized concentration and flavor development over simply getting the wine to market quickly.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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But the American began to lose her serve as the set progressed.—
Lukas Weese,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
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There’s been more and more to like out of 2025’s Mr. Irrelevant as the summer has progressed.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
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The new owner of the property, at 1414-1420 N. Phillips Ave., plans to develop a five-story building with 22 apartments and 3,600 square feet of ground-floor commercial space.—
Tom Daykin,
jsonline.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Understanding the physics allowed scientists to develop algorithms that use TEMPO’s data to infer the smoke plume's altitude and map its 3D movement in nearly real time.—
Jun Wang,
Space.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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“Mature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mature. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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