as in development
the process of becoming mature
a flower's maturation from bud to full bloom can take weeks
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Recent Examples of maturation
The biggest reason the internet appears bored and uninterested with the Samsung Galaxy S25 range can be attributed to the maturation and plateauing of the smartphone market.
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Callum Booth, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
And Matt’s maturation is the next step for him as a leader.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 19 Jan. 2025
That speaks to the growth of an identity, the maturation of a young team, and a level of trust between coach and players that is rare and special.
—Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
The infusion of peat and sugar kelp introduces notes of bonfire smoke, heather, and maritime elements, balanced by the fruitiness from the red wine cask maturation.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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Callum Booth, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
And Matt’s maturation is the next step for him as a leader.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 19 Jan. 2025
That speaks to the growth of an identity, the maturation of a young team, and a level of trust between coach and players that is rare and special.
—Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
The infusion of peat and sugar kelp introduces notes of bonfire smoke, heather, and maritime elements, balanced by the fruitiness from the red wine cask maturation.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for maturation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maturation
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Combined with the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, these developments have dealt a serious blow to Iran’s ability to project power beyond its borders.—
Abbas Al Lawati,
CNN,
16 Feb. 2025
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Although the United States government had partly funded buprenorphine’s development as a treatment for opioid addiction, France was one of the first countries to most fully exploit the drug’s potential.—
Moises Velasquez-Manoff Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Zak Mouton,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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Alibaba's domestic e-commerce business Taobao and Tmall Group produced revenue growth of 5% for the quarter and company executives said the division would continue to focus on market share stabilisation in the near future.—
Harshita Mary Varghese and Casey Hall,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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Without intentional planning for growth and eventual exit, many women are limiting the financial potential of their business.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Macon Cherry Blossom Festival In March, around 350,000 Yoshino flowering cherry trees paint this small town pink.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
23 Feb. 2025
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Deadheading and even removing all flowers and buds once per growing season allows the plant to put more energy into its roots to better support more flowering.—
Miranda Crowell,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Feb. 2025
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Ever since Abraham Darby switched to coal from wood more than three centuries ago, technological innovation has been central to every evolution in energy production.—
DANIEL YERGIN,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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Fertility connects perhaps the most significant decision any individual might make with unanswerable questions about our collective fate, so a theory of fertility is necessarily a theory of everything—gender, money, politics, culture, evolution.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Maturation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maturation. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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