1
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
Buffett, who had started investing at the ripe age of 11, also earned $228 in interest and dividends that year, having bought three shares of Cities Service Preferred stock.
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Sydney Lake, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
Layer some slices of cooked tempeh onto whole-grain toast slathered with ripe avocado.
—Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 14 Apr. 2026
This no-cook tomato sauce lets ripe summer tomatoes do the most, yielding a bright, juicy sauce with little more than salt, time, and a few smart additions.
—Claire Saffitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Apr. 2026
Rustic herbal notes layer with the ripe currant fruit in his take on the French liqueur.
—Jerry & Krista Slater, AJC.com, 12 Apr. 2026
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Sydney Lake, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
Layer some slices of cooked tempeh onto whole-grain toast slathered with ripe avocado.
—Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 14 Apr. 2026
This no-cook tomato sauce lets ripe summer tomatoes do the most, yielding a bright, juicy sauce with little more than salt, time, and a few smart additions.
—Claire Saffitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Apr. 2026
Rustic herbal notes layer with the ripe currant fruit in his take on the French liqueur.
—Jerry & Krista Slater, AJC.com, 12 Apr. 2026
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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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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
Adjective
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This time around, BTS wanted to reclaim some of that old sound, albeit in a more mature form.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
13 Apr. 2026
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This process works best on young weeds and may require several sessions for mature weeds with large taproots.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
12 Apr. 2026
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Shaw lined out to right field, Bregman popped out into foul territory and, after Ian Happ was intentionally walked, Seiya Suzuki also popped out in foul territory to end the game.—
Andy Martinez,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Playing first base, he was booed for dropping a foul pop-up, then made a catch on a similar ball.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Snow fell on and off during the day in Clear Creek County's higher elevations, but at the time of the crash a quick burst of heavy accumulation and strong winds led to dangerously slick road conditions.—
Jesse Sarles,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Xi said China and Russia need to use closer and stronger strategic collaboration to defend the legitimate interests of both nations and safeguard the unity of Global South countries, the state broadcaster CCTV reported.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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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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Dahl’s books are fanciful and imaginative, but also dark, cynical, and mean (and, unfortunately, often reflected his real-life ugliness), spinning stories in which gruesome and unpleasant fates befell rotten kids, and adults were frequently selfish, cruel, and not to be trusted.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2026
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Repair Or Replace Damaged Parts Replace any boards or beams that are structurally damaged, cracked or split, rotten, or severely splintered.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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This was in itself disgusting but also came to represent the city’s problems.—
Rachel Sugar,
Curbed,
8 Apr. 2026
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Living under an openly misogynistic president may have felt freakish in 2017, but by his second term, bigotry became yet another disgusting norm.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Ripe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ripe. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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