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Recent Examples of unripened Benin explains that Drizzle is made with small unripened olives, harvested in the fall before the rainy season in Spain, where the olives are sourced, so there’s minimal water and oil inside. Andrew Watman, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025 Equally delicious is her banana cou cou, smashed unripened banana topped with lamb gravy. Patrick Scott, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025 The skinny on capers For the uninitiated, capers are the unripened, pea-sized buds of the prickly caper bush, or Capparis spinosa. Allison Morrow, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024 In addition to being tasty (locals fry the plant’s unripened flower heads in olive oil and garlic, and add them to omelets, meat and chickpea dishes), akkoub is rich in calcium and iron. Emily Matchar, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 July 2022 Cream cheese is made from cow’s milk and is unripened. Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2021 Verjus is the juice of unripened wine grapes and has a bright fresh flavor that lends itself well to nonalcoholic cocktails. Washington Post, 14 July 2021 Just place the unripened avocados in a paper bag with a banana or an apple, fold over the top and leave it on the counter. Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Mar. 2021 Try using corn flour to thicken Cream cheese is a soft, unripened (or fresh) cheese made from cow’s milk. Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press, 8 Feb. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unripened
Adjective
  • After hatching, the immature cicadas or nymphs spend 17 or 13 years underground, feeding on roots, then emerge during the spring and transform into adult cicadas.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 14 June 2025
  • And babies younger than six months old—who are ineligible for vaccination because of their immature immune system—have the highest rates COVID hospitalization after adults aged 75 and older.
    Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 10 June 2025
Adjective
  • Injury and burnout were adult problems, far from my adolescent horizon.
    Ellen O'Connell Whittet June 25, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025
  • Katie Hurley, a child and adolescent psychotherapist and senior clinical advisor for The Jed Foundation, encourages parents to read the labels of any supplements or protein powders their sons are currently using or interested in trying.
    Ashleigh N. DeLuca, Parents, 24 June 2025
Adjective
  • Reduces Cholesterol Researchers studied the effects of unripe bitter melon extract on total cholesterol, triglycerides, and lipoproteins in animals fed a high-fat diet.
    Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 4 June 2025
  • One study showed that, per 100-gram serving, unripe bananas contain 18 grams of fiber, ripe bananas contain 4-5 grams, and overripe bananas contain only 2 grams.
    Merve Ceylan, Health, 25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • But the real treat for me was meeting all these young people who are so extraordinary.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 23 June 2025
  • Rowan is a funny, playful, and high-spirited young boy who keeps everyone around him smiling.
    MARE Staff, Boston Herald, 22 June 2025

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“Unripened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unripened. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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