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
Scoring one is like winning the lottery May 7, 2024
On a hot morning in mid-July at the community farm, a patch of lush green ringed by high-rise apartments, Oh inspected his bananas’ progress: still unripe but noticeably fatter.
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Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2024
Growing Conditions: Full sun, regular water in well-draining soil
Size: Up to 12 inches tall and 24 inches wide in a container
Zones: 8–11
Ingesting the unripe fruit and leaves of lantana is toxic to dogs, cats, and livestock.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 July 2024
The data can be interesting, even if the look is unripe and sometimes crabbed.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
Place unripe tomatoes in a single layer inside a paper bag (such as a grocery bag), and fold the bag to close it loosely.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2024
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Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2024
Growing Conditions: Full sun, regular water in well-draining soil
Size: Up to 12 inches tall and 24 inches wide in a container
Zones: 8–11
Ingesting the unripe fruit and leaves of lantana is toxic to dogs, cats, and livestock.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 July 2024
The data can be interesting, even if the look is unripe and sometimes crabbed.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
Place unripe tomatoes in a single layer inside a paper bag (such as a grocery bag), and fold the bag to close it loosely.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for unripe
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unripe
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This is done mainly for immature permanent teeth, allowing the root to develop.Laura Schober, Health, 1 Dec. 2024
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Rosario has an immature approach combined with a mature body.Sahadev Sharma, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
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Puberty blockers stop the body from making testosterone and estrogen to delay the changes of puberty, giving the adolescent more decision-making time.Maureen Groppe, The Courier-Journal, 3 Dec. 2024
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An adolescent often wonders why the world seems to be conspiring against them.Russell Shaw, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2024
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Trump's youngest son reportedly advised his dad to make appearances with popular streamers and podcasters, including Joe Rogan.Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
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While grieving the loss of his young cousin, who died in 2021 after ingesting a pain pill laced with fentanyl, Webb said that dealers who knowingly peddle potentially lethal drugs are nothing short of murderers.Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 6 Dec. 2024
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The skinny on capers For the uninitiated, capers are the unripened, pea-sized buds of the prickly caper bush, or Capparis spinosa.Allison Morrow, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024
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In addition to being tasty (locals fry the plant’s unripened flower heads in olive oil and garlic, and add them to omelets, meat and chickpea dishes), akkoub is rich in calcium and iron.Emily Matchar, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 July 2022
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“Unripe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unripe. Accessed 19 Dec. 2024.
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