as in to grow
to become mature
pears ripening on the tree
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The grape is difficult to work with, requiring long, hot, dry summers to ripen fully.
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Keep them at room temperature, and to really ramp up ripening, place your lemons near bananas or other ethylene-emitters.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Feb. 2025
Due to increasing climatic unpredictability, the plot changes every year and is selected during the ripening season based on the year’s conditions and their influence on the vines.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 2 Mar. 2025
Keep Roses Away from Apples and Bananas Both apples and bananas produce a lot of ethylene gas, which speeds up ripening in fruits and flowers.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Feb. 2025
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Keep them at room temperature, and to really ramp up ripening, place your lemons near bananas or other ethylene-emitters.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Feb. 2025
Due to increasing climatic unpredictability, the plot changes every year and is selected during the ripening season based on the year’s conditions and their influence on the vines.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 2 Mar. 2025
Keep Roses Away from Apples and Bananas Both apples and bananas produce a lot of ethylene gas, which speeds up ripening in fruits and flowers.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ripen
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“Ripen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ripen. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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