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ripened

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verb

past tense of ripen

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ripened
Adjective
  • Thomas Webster at the Jan. 6 Rally Inevitably, some of the outcomes were ripe for second-guessing.
    Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Many of these shows now are unfamiliar to younger audiences and are ripe for revival.
    Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • But the social media frenzy that grew around the film’s release ultimately focused on Lively and on criticism of her.
    Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Nationally and around the Big Ten, social media grew agitated at Raiola for his attempts to emulate Patrick Mahomes.
    Mitch Sherman, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Allen — who has steadily received more playing time as the season has progressed based on his defense but has also shown flashes offensively and has displayed solid free-throw shooting — played the best of the bunch, scoring nine points in 22 minutes of play and grabbing five rebounds.
    Grant Salsman, Kansas City Star, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Supermodel Heidi Klum, who progressed into a mainstay judge of American’s Got Talent on NBC, is returning to her roots in the reality/competition space.
    Marc Berman, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • During this entire period, the Palestinians failed to prepare for statehood in any mature way.
    Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
  • In fact, fire is essential to the germination of its seeds so that if their viability expires and then a fire comes along and incinerates mature plants of this species, that could spell this species’ extinction in the area where the fire occurred.
    Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 8 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Whether domestic and imported, it may only be sold if it’s aged at least 60 days.
    Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
  • In 2018, adults aged 27 to 45 became eligible for the shot, previously only available to people ages 9 and 26.
    Maggie O'Neill, Health, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Salah’s mentality has developed and matured over time.
    Andy Jones, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
  • That coin was supposed to increase in value over time and change color when its value matured.
    Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The fabric was developed with chemical company Archroma.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The team developed South Korea’s first two-legged walking robot, called Hubo, in 2005.
    John Kang, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Ripened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ripened. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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