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as in matured
fully grown or developed
a ripe tomato
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2
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
With 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva bursting onto the scene, there’s a real feeling that the time is now ripe for women’s tennis to capture the zeitgeist.
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Tim Ellis, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
Company chairman Christopher Woodrow found Roth to be a strong entrepreneur and believes that the horror genre ripe for this kind of venture.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
The Third, Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh Circuits have split on the issue and the case is ripe for the high court.
—Krista Kafer, The Denver Post, 12 Mar. 2025
Levy chatted with us about why many parts of the parenting experience are ripe for disruption and how taking risks can lead to great things.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 7 Mar. 2025
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Tim Ellis, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
Company chairman Christopher Woodrow found Roth to be a strong entrepreneur and believes that the horror genre ripe for this kind of venture.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
The Third, Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh Circuits have split on the issue and the case is ripe for the high court.
—Krista Kafer, The Denver Post, 12 Mar. 2025
Levy chatted with us about why many parts of the parenting experience are ripe for disruption and how taking risks can lead to great things.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ripe
Adjective
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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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The origin seems to make sense since mature toms have long, flowing snoods.—
Alice Jones Webb,
Outdoor Life,
21 Mar. 2025
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But what has really struck coach John Hynes is Boldy’s mature approach throughout the process.—
Joe Smith,
The Athletic,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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With one out and a runner on first, Alves read the ball and sprinted from his position at third base for a diving catch in foul territory for the second out.—
Jacob Steinberg,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Mar. 2025
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The play occurred in the sixth inning when the ball was hit into foul territory.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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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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The smell of rotten eggs, from when officials carted her off to quarantine without letting her refrigerate her groceries, is long gone.—
Vivian Wang,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2025
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There weren’t just ‘rotten kids hanging out at the mall,’ as was said in those days.—
Kyle Newman,
The Denver Post,
9 Mar. 2025
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Using that platform to engage in partisan attacks and accuse former Department leadership of weaponizing law enforcement is a disgusting betrayal of those values.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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Continue reading … ‘PRO-CRIMINAL’ – Blue state sheriff unloads on 'disgusting' bill targeting the right to self-defense.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The most impressive aspect of Schlesinger’s film is its sense of place: the sunny, awesomely relaxed, fetid warmth captured by Conrad Hall’s sumptuous cinematography.—
Armond White,
National Review,
31 Jan. 2025
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Fascinating and fetid, the Salton Sea in southern California lures me back, every year.—
Dennis Hinkamp,
The Denver Post,
5 Feb. 2025
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Descending through a malodorous entrance in the Roman Forum, the team waded through the sewer until the water current became too powerful.—
Tony Perrottet,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Mar. 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 31 Mar. 2025.
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