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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
Maxar Technologies/Reuters The timing for such an attack was ripe, says Chuck Freilich, a senior researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) in Tel Aviv and a former deputy Israeli national security adviser.
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Shoshanna Solomon, Christian Science Monitor, 13 June 2025
Zee and others preparing to rally against the June 14 military parade say the moment is ripe.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 12 June 2025
But the state's political firmament is now ripe for a Republican to win the governor's mansion, party strategists and others said.
—Daniel Bush, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
However, the researchers note that this avenue—avocados and sleep—is ripe for future exploration.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
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Shoshanna Solomon, Christian Science Monitor, 13 June 2025
Zee and others preparing to rally against the June 14 military parade say the moment is ripe.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 12 June 2025
But the state's political firmament is now ripe for a Republican to win the governor's mansion, party strategists and others said.
—Daniel Bush, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
However, the researchers note that this avenue—avocados and sleep—is ripe for future exploration.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 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 Baekhyun’s chocolate-brown hair during the Essence of Reverie promotions lent him a mature air, the tour’s platinum blonde hue underscored his playful spirit, one that shone with every wide-eyed glance and genuine laugh.—
Jeff Benjamin,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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Bomberman: Act Zero (2006) is one of the greatest cautionary tales about how slapping a more mature coat of paint on a classic character can end up tarnishing an entire franchise.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
24 June 2025
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Astros rookie Jacob Melton with a WILD catch in foul territory 😱 (via @astros)pic.twitter.com/KqrqRlDECr — B/R Walk-Off (@BRWalkoff) June 7, 2025 Otherwise, Melton was off to somewhat slow start to his career prior to the ankle injury.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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For Lynn, playing in the minors meant bad lighting and a short foul pole in right at the late McCoy Stadium that cost him home runs.—
Bill Speros,
Boston Herald,
15 June 2025
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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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In two particularly egregious examples involving baby products described to CNBC, Amazon sent customers used diapers and a chiller with someone else’s rotten breastmilk inside.—
Katie Tarasov,
CNBC,
21 June 2025
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The smell won’t be as sweet, maybe a little rotten.—
Jessica Farthing,
Southern Living,
21 June 2025
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All the juicy — and disgusting — details of each inspection can be found in a PDF embedded under each restaurant’s entry.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
15 June 2025
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War is disgusting, and that extraordinary chapter, which concluded what was undoubtedly the most terrible war in history, provides no exception ...—
Charles C. W. Cooke,
National Review,
12 June 2025
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The stumps of dead Joshua trees jutted from the fetid ground cover, while a few others, still alive, appeared anemic and were adorned in wispy strands of plastic debris and dust.—
Susanne Rust,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2025
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Not so happy are people trying to swim around the stuff or breathing in the fetid aroma of drying mounds of sargassum.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
9 May 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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Public stations were expensive to maintain and quickly became dirty and malodorous.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Ripe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ripe. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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