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as in matured
fully grown or developed
a ripe tomato
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2
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
Bieber’s consistent virality, combined with the beauty industry’s ongoing obsession with cherries and strawberries, created a ripe environment for the micro fruit nail trend to flourish…and keep on flourishing.
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Sophia Panych, Allure, 30 June 2025
The sausage dog, named Pesto, was captured picking and eating ripe raspberries directly from a backyard bush in his garden.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
For Hale, the industry is ripe for innovation, and the element of control is enticing consumers.
—Alexa Mikhail, Fortune, 27 June 2025
Nose of ripe strawberry, cherry blossom, and citrus peel.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
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Sophia Panych, Allure, 30 June 2025
The sausage dog, named Pesto, was captured picking and eating ripe raspberries directly from a backyard bush in his garden.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
For Hale, the industry is ripe for innovation, and the element of control is enticing consumers.
—Alexa Mikhail, Fortune, 27 June 2025
Nose of ripe strawberry, cherry blossom, and citrus peel.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ripe
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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That’s a mature skill most people her age aren’t thinking about.—
Beth Wood,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 July 2025
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Kat James Kat James has had a few lives: as a licensed aesthetician, celebrity make-up artist, and beauty educator; she’s also worked with cosmetics companies, dermatologists, and plastic surgeons on mature skincare and patient relations.—
Carmen Rios,
Flow Space,
7 July 2025
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Cats often express their dismay at being excluded from your travel plans by peeing in your luggage, but of course, cat urine is not the only thing that can cause a foul odor in your suitcase.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 June 2025
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Police responded to a 911 call about a foul odor, and found Burgos’ apartment door unlocked in the building that offers affordable units for senior citizens.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2025
Adjective
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This results in a charge imbalance that builds up an electric field strong enough to trigger flashes of lightning.—
National Geographic,
National Geographic,
13 Jan. 2023
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According to research from Everytown for Gun Safety, a nonprofit that advocates for gun control, strong gun control laws are correlated with fewer gun deaths.—
Elliot Hughes,
Journal Sentinel,
13 Jan. 2023
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The odor comes from a toxic gas that’s colorless and smells like rotten eggs.—
Tammy Murga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 July 2025
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If the weather’s rotten, the show simply moves inside to the main USJ auditorium.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2025
Adjective
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Danny DeVito, who plays the hilarious and disgusting Frank Reynolds on Always Sunny, used to be married to a fellow comedy legend, Rhea Perlman.—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
9 July 2025
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July 7, 2025 Homa included another message from a fan that is far too disgusting to even reiterate.—
Kendall Capps,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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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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Decades of despoiling water bodies have taken a terrible toll, filling water bodies with fetid algae that blocks sunlight and smothers the native seagrass beds that are a main food source for manatees.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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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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Rue was considered the most malodorous of all herbs, was even thought to keep away evil spirits, and was spread on church floors for this purpose.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
12 June 2025
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“Ripe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ripe. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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