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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
Turns out, the ideal conditions for this particular orchid are also ripe for a woodpecker comeback.
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Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2025
Carlson said residents can eat the food grown at the garden after gardeners harvest the ripe fruits and vegetables and take it to a center on Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road and Sea Gull Way.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
These signs could mean the difference between taking home a lackluster fruit and one that’s ripe and brimming with antioxidants.
—Sarah Garone, Health, 27 Oct. 2025
An apple that isn’t ripe for you might be perfect in a few days for another orchard visitor.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2025
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Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2025
Carlson said residents can eat the food grown at the garden after gardeners harvest the ripe fruits and vegetables and take it to a center on Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road and Sea Gull Way.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
These signs could mean the difference between taking home a lackluster fruit and one that’s ripe and brimming with antioxidants.
—Sarah Garone, Health, 27 Oct. 2025
An apple that isn’t ripe for you might be perfect in a few days for another orchard visitor.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ripe
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Four plays, 76 yards, in 25 stinking seconds.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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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
Adjective
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Women who choose to pursue IVF typically have more than one egg fertilized to ensure at least one develops into a mature embryo.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Unfortunately, in a lot of mature communities, there’s very strong anti-development sentiment.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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This mostly came from a high-profile matchup against the Lakers in which Rui Hachimura defended Wemby well and Marcus Smart flopped his way into a couple of offensive foul calls against Wembanyama.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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The album’s messy yet seamless scatter-spray of instruments—cello, hand shakers, piano—gets torn apart by the foulest plumes of bass.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Flash flooding currents are strong and can sweep drivers off roadways.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Nov. 2025
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But despite strong technical progress, widespread adoption remains challenging due to cost, infrastructure demands, and limited technological maturity.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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In a city in which the house always wins — and so many others lose and lose — the Raiders’ rotten run of futility is getting old.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Learn how to banish that rotten egg smell from your washer while keeping it fresh, clean, and odor-free.—
Lauren Bengtson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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By modern standards, kind of disgusting.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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But stepping into that closet was really disgusting.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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From the fetid and overcrowded cells of the town’s migrant detention center, officers pick out a Sudanese man who had been arrested the day before.—
Mick Krever,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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All spoke about the inhumane conditions, from the fetid human waste to having to stand during the rain because there is nowhere to lie down.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Ripe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ripe. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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