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
After the eggs hatch, the larvae feed for about a week before maturing, dropping to the ground and continuing to develop into an adult fly. — John Hanna, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026 Now that space is a market and not just a proving ground, the engineering that was once the whole game is only the cost of entry — and as in any maturing market, most ventures will not make it past that threshold. — Charlotte Kiang, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026 After the eggs hatch, the larvae feed for about a week before maturing, dropping to the ground and continuing to develop into an adult fly. — John Hanna, Fortune, 8 July 2026 This is particularly handy towards the end of the season when Brussels sprout plants are still maturing, and the cool autumn winds start blowing. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2026 The 23-year-old’s third studio album, released this month, ushers in perhaps the most exciting phase of her career yet, one where both her style and sound are maturing in tandem. — Chelsey Sanchez, CNN Money, 25 June 2026 This adaptable, low-maintenance deciduous shrub for USDA Zones 4-8 is half the size of old varieties, maturing to just 6 feet tall and wide. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 24 June 2026 Everything happens for a reason, to keep getting better as a person, maturing, growing up. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2026 Prime’s strategy, which isn’t particularly new, nonetheless meets a moment when the streaming business across Asia is maturing, pushing players of every size toward bundling and aggregation rather than the head-to-head fight for subscribers that characterized the first phase of the streaming wars. — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maturing
  1. maturation
  2. growing
  3. development
  4. progressing
  5. flowering
  6. aging
  7. growth
  8. evolution
Noun
  • Arnold compares the maturation of online sports betting to marijuana legalization and the evolution of pornography.
    — Justin Papp, CNBC, 7 July 2026
  • Baseline costs continue to shrink as the industry starts a long process of maturation and consolidation.
    — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of maturation
Verb
  • Carpenter & Zuckerman is taking on a growing role in environmental litigation in the region.
    — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
  • In the show, her tumor is benign, but doctors discover potentially cancerous cells growing behind the mass.
    — Max Gao, Variety, 11 July 2026
Definition of growing
Noun
  • Wang said that Silicon Valley has lost some of its appetite for founders who build hardware products, shunning the longer development cycles and less return upside, compared with AI applications, as well as inevitable supply chain hurdles.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 8 July 2026
  • Research and development accounts for an average of just 4% of European countries’ defense budgets, compared to 10% for the United States – which reaps significant economic multiplier effects from that military spending.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
Definition of development
Verb
  • As long as Argentina keeps progressing, Messi will keep scoring.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 8 July 2026
  • Their chances of progressing in the soccer tournament dwindled further when they were beaten 3-0 by Brazil in Miami on Wednesday, June 24.
    — Jaclyn Hendricks, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
Definition of progressing
Noun
  • Japanese beetles are not picky eaters and are happy to consume more than 300 types of flowering and fruiting plants.
    — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • Various aromatic plants repel mosquitoes and attract beneficial predators to deter vegetable pests, and some of these, like flowering catmint, also attract hummingbirds.
    — The Spruce, The Spruce, 5 July 2026
Definition of flowering
Verb
  • New York City has bet heavily on converting aging office buildings into apartments to help ease a housing shortage.
    — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
  • The new fleet will replace Canada’s four aging Victoria-class submarines, which were purchased secondhand from the United Kingdom in the late 1990s.
    — Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Definition of aging
Noun
  • Volzke began her PhD on elephant seals in 2021, just as Neil was becoming widely known – so his growth, both in size and fame, feels like it’s tracked alongside her degree on his species.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
  • The growth in digital participation has coincided with rising costs associated with attending many marquee sporting events.
    — Rebecca Brooks, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of growth
Noun
  • Over the long course of hominin evolution, the human vocal tract underwent a significant reorganization.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • Although the achievement is still awaiting formal certification, the milestone highlights the rapid evolution of high-performance drones for military applications.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
Definition of evolution

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