maturing 1 of 2

noun

as in maturation
the process of becoming mature the maturing of young horses can take several years

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maturing

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verb

present participle of mature
as in growing
to become mature a young figure skater whose talent is still maturing

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Recent Examples of maturing
Verb
New industries are emerging, institutions are maturing and private enterprise is increasingly helping build national capabilities. — Walid Chiniara, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026 The four also repeatedly touched on the idea that China’s fashion and lifestyle market is maturing. — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026 This elegant dogwood maintains a narrow upright canopy with age, maturing to just 4 to 8 feet wide. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2026 As with many maturing technologies, experts say wellness devices have become cheaper and easier to produce, lowering the barriers to entry. — Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026 The shift reflects years of pandemic-era outdoor investment finally maturing into something more deliberate. — Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Oct. 2026 While Usher was off basking in the afterglow of Confessions, maturing into a divorcé in the mid-2000s, the R&B world was already priming itself for a new-school successor. — Clover Hope, Pitchfork, 25 Oct. 2026 Nvidia's most recent quarterly financial filing in August outlined over $500 billion in off-balance-sheet commitments over the coming years, with a majority maturing through fiscal 2029. — Kif Leswing,isabel O'Brien, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026 Each female cone is borne in an upright position and is commonly violet-blue before maturing to brown. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maturing
  1. maturation
  2. growing
  3. development
  4. progressing
  5. flowering
  6. aging
  7. growth
  8. evolution
Noun
  • So Aydin first did a separate procedure called in-vitro maturation, feeding the eggs a specialized culture with additional hormones to prod them to mature, followed by MRT.
    — Megan Molteni, STAT, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The latest release is a companion to the popular Double Oaked Bourbon, giving the same secondary maturation treatment to the distillery’s rye whiskey that the bourbon undergoes—but with very different results.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of maturation
Verb
  • The controversy highlights a growing concern in academia about whether some researchers could rely too heavily on AI to churn out a wave of papers that overwhelms journals charged with vetting the work.
    — TODD WALLACK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
  • With Diwali underway, the Bay Area's growing Indian-American community is making its presence felt through food, fashion, music and celebrations that bring generations together.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of growing
Noun
  • Fraga added that her administration remains focused on fiscal responsibility, public safety, economic development and delivering effective, accountable government.
    — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Cardenas is a leadership coach and organizational development consultant who lives in Fort Worth.
    — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of development
Verb
  • Proctor missed last week’s game but has been steadily progressing this week.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Carter recommended resistance training, such as free weights, weight machines, resistance bands or body-weight exercises like push-ups, two to three times weekly, progressing gradually to a higher intensity to build more muscle.
    — NBC news, NBC news, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of progressing
Noun
  • Sound arrives from grasses that rustle in the breeze or from birds drawn in by native flowering plants.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Instead, to try to deal with the crises, there has been a flowering of disjointed maritime coalition planning efforts.
    — Dana Stroul, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of flowering
Verb
  • The referendum calls for the city to issue $450 million in bonds to allow the City of Miami to repair, modernize and replace aging police and fire-rescue facilities.
    — Ana Claudia Chacin, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026
  • At 41 years old and still playing at an elite level, some might say LeBron James is aging like a fine wine.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of aging
Noun
  • The distinction matters because polynomial and exponential growth can produce vastly different computing demands as the size of a problem increases.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Beckett also recorded strong growth, although it is owned by Collectors.
    — Matthew Tan, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of growth
Noun
  • His evolution in the outfield stood out after Bellinger got a glimpse of his potential playing alongside Crow-Armstrong during his first big-league call-up in September 2023, then in his 2024 rookie season.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The perpetual calendar chronograph was launched at Watches & Wonders in 2022 as the fourth-generation evolution of the original 5270 Patek introduced in 2011.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of evolution

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“Maturing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maturing. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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