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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
Worries over how artificial intelligence may disrupt software companies have shaken up those stocks, and Citi says some of them may be ripe for a rebound.
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Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 16 Feb. 2026
This will make that area ripe for the threat of avalanches.
—Dave Aguilera, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Three more Wuthering Heights adaptations Brontë’s 1847 novel has been ripe material for plenty of adaptations aside from Fennell’s feverish take.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026
Her elder two sisters died at 10 and 11; her sister Anne at 29; her ne’er-do-well brother Branwell at 31; and Charlotte at the ripe age of 38—all succumbing to tuberculosis.
—Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 13 Feb. 2026
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Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 16 Feb. 2026
This will make that area ripe for the threat of avalanches.
—Dave Aguilera, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Three more Wuthering Heights adaptations Brontë’s 1847 novel has been ripe material for plenty of adaptations aside from Fennell’s feverish take.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026
Her elder two sisters died at 10 and 11; her sister Anne at 29; her ne’er-do-well brother Branwell at 31; and Charlotte at the ripe age of 38—all succumbing to tuberculosis.
—Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 13 Feb. 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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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
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Once fully mature, this blueberry bush can yield 3 to 5 pounds of fruit.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
16 Feb. 2026
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The 2025 world champion returns to her second Olympic Games with a fresh, mature perspective from a two-year hiatus and has already helped the United States to a gold medal in the team event.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Scherzer, one of few pitchers who still runs foul poles after starts, was taking on players in their early-to-mid-20s to footraces after workouts.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Lee received a technical foul after being bothered by an offensive foul call on Grant Williams and immediately was sent off by head referee John Goble.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Feb. 2026
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The sport, therefore, has a strong relationship with the military, with troops in such environments regularly skinning up mountains before skiing back down.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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Officers reportedly detected a strong odor of alcohol emanating from the driver, later identified as Lisboa.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
18 Feb. 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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Reviews not so good right now at 57% rotten on Rotten Tomatoes.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
18 Feb. 2026
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The beams holding up the room were rotten, and had to be replaced or the room was eventually going to give way underneath.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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The Epstein files reveal plenty of powerful people to have tolerated or participated in disgusting and shameful behavior.—
Gilad Edelman,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2026
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Hearing disgusting lies spread about my brother is absolutely gut-wrenching, and my family is deeply grateful so many people have stood up and helped tell his truth.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Ripe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ripe. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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