as in maturity
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ripeness
Noun
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His weight of pass and slipperiness on the ball are as good as anything, resulting from an appreciation for the game that has come with maturity.—
Henry Flynn,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025 -
The organization adores his smarts, professionalism and maturity and has raved about it ever since he was drafted in 2022.—
Jonas Siegel,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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There are still benefits to getting the HPV vaccine in midlife.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
24 Feb. 2025
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But a growing body of research links cardiovascular events that occur in midlife to risk factors – such as obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and smoking – that begin developing decades earlier, in childhood.—
Laura Williamson/American Heart Association News,
Boston Herald,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Some were comedic, like a moment when McKee, playing Annie in middle age, attends her first aerobics class.—
Alex Marshall,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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The choir itself was all male, but with a diverse age range: choirboys, men in their late twenties, others well into middle age.—
Oskar Oprey,
Artforum,
28 Jan. 2025
Noun
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That same month, the council majority also considered a proposal to privatize the library.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2025
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The majority of the thefts have targeted trains operated by BNSF.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Beyond the sycamore trees that, during my autumn visit, were starting to turn gold and copper, the Sterrekopje Healing Farm resort felt like something out of a fairy tale.—
Chris Wallace,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Feb. 2025
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But as autumn turned to winter this season, whispers turned into winds: Was Henderson a bust?—
Jason Quick,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Ripeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ripeness. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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