as in immature
lacking in adult experience or maturity
unripe and unprepared recruits who were sent into battle as cannon fodder
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Recent Examples of unripe
Beyond its culinary versatility, green (unripe) papaya also has fascinating functional properties.
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The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
Much of this intake is of low quality, such as bark, mature leaves and unripe fruits.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Papaya trees dot their small cattle farm on which the property sits, so Rodríguez takes advantage of the vegetal unripe fruits in a twist on classic Mexican jalapeños en escabeche.
—Ingrid Merary Rodríguez Luna, Saveur, 26 Feb. 2025
Flavors include unripe pears and the mid palate has a honeyed varnish.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
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The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
Much of this intake is of low quality, such as bark, mature leaves and unripe fruits.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Papaya trees dot their small cattle farm on which the property sits, so Rodríguez takes advantage of the vegetal unripe fruits in a twist on classic Mexican jalapeños en escabeche.
—Ingrid Merary Rodríguez Luna, Saveur, 26 Feb. 2025
Flavors include unripe pears and the mid palate has a honeyed varnish.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unripe
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unripe
Adjective
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When the eggs hatch, the immature stages start feeding.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
5 Aug. 2025
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Why is the administration favoring advanced nuclear and next-gen geothermal which are commercially immature compared with wind and solar?—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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His adolescent daughter Louise was standing beneath a big top in a rural French town preparing to enter the center ring.—
April White,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Aug. 2025
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Boys Go to Jupiter captures an adolescent malaise without talking down to its teens — there is no preaching about real jobs, responsibilities, or five-year plans.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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For the first autopsy, an Army doctor named Kosaka made an incision into the abdominal section of the body of a young soldier.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Aug. 2025
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Reserve time each day to reflect on internet use Face-to-face communication can make a huge difference for young people who are tending to stay online for long hours at a time.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Cottage cheese is a fresh, unripened cheese known for its mild and tangy flavor and distinctive curds.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
29 July 2025
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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
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“Unripe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unripe. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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