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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
And that's because slightly under ripe fruit often contains a bit more pectin than very ripe fruit, and pectin helps things set and gel.
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Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
The landscape is ripe for something new to take hold.
—Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Professions such as investment bankers, management consultants, accountants, software engineers and lawyers are all ripe for replacement by AI agents.
—Mark Francis, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Hop on one of its wagon rides at the apple depot and take off into the fields to pick the apple variety that’s ripe for that week.
—Lorenza Medley, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025
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Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
The landscape is ripe for something new to take hold.
—Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Professions such as investment bankers, management consultants, accountants, software engineers and lawyers are all ripe for replacement by AI agents.
—Mark Francis, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Hop on one of its wagon rides at the apple depot and take off into the fields to pick the apple variety that’s ripe for that week.
—Lorenza Medley, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ripe
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This is about a team with a top-10 payroll whose GM committed too stinking much of it to dogs that can’t, or won’t, pull the sled.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
22 Dec. 2019
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Muttaiah said the man inside the stinking manhole was working without any safety equipment — no gloves, no shoes, no supplemental oxygen.—
Joanna Slater,
Washington Post,
16 Dec. 2019
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While the Tuxedo Cake features a classic chocolate-and-vanilla combination, the Mocha Crunch Bar Cake leans into the rich, roasted flavors of coffee, offering a more mature twist.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Sep. 2025
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In 1968 the Fish and Wildlife Service, in cooperation with the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, issued five permits for mature rams.—
Tim Kelly,
Outdoor Life,
4 Sep. 2025
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The cards’ robust stainless-steel construction can withstand extreme handling like drops, foul weather and almost any other element that happens to come along.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Their journey takes a detour when her mom turns out to be a foul-mouthed truck driver, launching the trio into a cross-country odyssey filled with eccentric encounters, outrageous mishaps, and unexpected emotional revelations.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
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Reese wants to skip through the rebuilding process, but doing so has already put Chicago in a position in which building a stronger talent base is going to be much more difficult.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Speaking to the crowd before the march, Eve Devitt, an Idaho human rights activist, said that LGBTQ+ history is built on fighting for rights, which makes the community stronger.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Sep. 2025
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Horrible Bosses When three friends — played by Jason Bateman, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis — regroup after a terrible day at their respective jobs, the fed-up employees drunkenly conspire to murder their seriously rotten employers and attempt to follow through.—
James Mercadante,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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He was once asked to accept a dead whale; another time, an entire shipping container of rotten garlic.—
Kyra Morris,
The Atlantic,
22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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And putting it on her fingers and in your babies mouth is disgusting.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Because there are more aliens aboard the Maginot than just a Xenomorph, Hawley adds a few new wrinkles to the usual disgusting Alien progression of face-hugger to chest-burster.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
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Their stories include the reasons that kept them from evacuating and then the harrowing odysseys that took some of them through fetid streets of flood waters, others to the nightmare that was the Superdome or the Convention Center, and still others across impassable bridges and freeways.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
22 July 2025
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Harold had exclaimed when the fetid, turquoise sea had at last come into view.—
Nicole Krauss,
The Atlantic,
6 July 2025
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Midsummer is usually when sargassum, the floating seaweed that often washes up in malodorous piles on Florida beaches, starts to wane.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Aug. 2025
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Callery pear and Bradford pear trees are considered malodorous, according to the Spruce, a home and garden site.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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“Ripe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ripe. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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