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as in matured
fully grown or developed
a ripe tomato
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as in stinking
having an unpleasant smell
the clothes of the field hands were sweaty and ripe after a hard day's work
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Recent Examples of ripe
Even at the ripe age of 50, Rick Ross is still hustlin’ every day.
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 18 May 2026
The former junkyard is seen as ripe for future redevelopment, but an environmental clean-up is clearly a costly hurdle to be cleared.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2026
The palate leads with Beam’s signature nutty flavor, along with large doses of oak, vanilla, caramel, custard, and maple, and then leans into flavors like ripe berry, orange, molasses, and dark chocolate.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 17 May 2026
That means testing for all the different dairy products over the years and all of the ingredient information was ripe for data-mining.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 May 2026
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 18 May 2026
The former junkyard is seen as ripe for future redevelopment, but an environmental clean-up is clearly a costly hurdle to be cleared.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2026
The palate leads with Beam’s signature nutty flavor, along with large doses of oak, vanilla, caramel, custard, and maple, and then leans into flavors like ripe berry, orange, molasses, and dark chocolate.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 17 May 2026
That means testing for all the different dairy products over the years and all of the ingredient information was ripe for data-mining.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ripe
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Think of this as the matured version of the Kool-Aid dip-dye technique.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
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Not the good, high-altitude ozone that shields us from dangerous UV light, but bad ozone, hovering right above ground level — stinking, brownish, grayish photochemical smog.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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Their solution to a stinking run was, comically, to rely on less than 23 per cent of possession and pick Madrid off with a classy volley from Martin Satriano, below.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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More mature organizations are converging detection engineering, threat hunting, and incident response into a more unified operating model.—
K.H. Koehler,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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In testing described by Anthropic and partner organizations, the system identified thousands of previously unknown software vulnerabilities across major operating systems, browsers and open-source projects, including flaws that had persisted in mature codebases for years.—
Aditya Vikram Kashyap,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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The ball ricocheted off Holmes’ leg into foul territory on the first-base side.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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As for next steps in his game, Graves is trying to become a more reliable floor-spacer and perimeter defender; a monstrously high foul rate was his most notable negative during the season.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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The hovercraft tragedy underscores the rapidly changing weather conditions, dangerous waves and strong winds associated with Lake Baikal, reports indicated.—
Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
20 May 2026
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Beyond keeping bugs away from your guests and food, the zapper also cuts down on the need for bug sprays, which can leave behind strong smells or residue.—
Jeaneen Russell,
PEOPLE,
20 May 2026
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Many grapes become too rotted and are left to wither away.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Imagine taking the rotten parking meter deal statewide.—
Jackson Potter,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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All around there was the pleasant rotten smell of dead fish in open air.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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How on Earth could this Wild team, after dominating the first period and taking a 3-0 lead with a chance to keep its season alive and force a Game 6, collapse in such an absolutely disgusting fashion?—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
14 May 2026
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Just days ago, the CDC announced that over 100 passengers and more than a dozen crew members on a different ship, the Caribbean Princess, have been infected by norovirus—a less fatal but more disgusting illness.—
Hillary Busis,
Vanity Fair,
11 May 2026
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“Ripe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ripe. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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