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as in matured
fully grown or developed
I like pears when they're still hard, before they're mature
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as in due
having reached the date at which payment is required
mature bonds
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as in pornographic
dealing in or with explicitly sexual material
a mature talk show that is available only on pay-cable
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as in to grow
to become mature
a young figure skater whose talent is still maturing
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Recent Examples of mature
Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
He was designed as someone who has some sobriety under his belt and would be this really mature guy who is not going to take any of Angie’s crap.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 14 Jan. 2025
James Boyd, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
This week, the U.S. government raised $119 billion in the bond market by auctioning notes maturing in three, 10 and 30 years.
—Joe Rennison, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
The latter was a far more mature and seasoned Rams team.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
He was designed as someone who has some sobriety under his belt and would be this really mature guy who is not going to take any of Angie’s crap.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 14 Jan. 2025
Verb
The elephant in the room, though, is how Richardson will mature as a leader.
—James Boyd, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
This week, the U.S. government raised $119 billion in the bond market by auctioning notes maturing in three, 10 and 30 years.
—Joe Rennison, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mature
Adjective
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This is due in part to a greater regulatory focus on ESG in the EU.—
Eric Bernstein,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Once a state of emergency has been issued, policyholders who experienced total losses are due four months living expenses.—
Laurence Darmiento,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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The next decades will witness, for the first time, the full impact of one-child families on adult Chinese society.—
Henry A. Kissinger,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Mar. 2012
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At first, the dynamic seems ambiguous: closer to that between a mom and her barely adult son than a wife and her husband.—
Michael O'Sullivan,
Washington Post,
15 Nov. 2023
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Last year, the war economy likely grew faster than the United States and all major European economies.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN,
26 Jan. 2025
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Theater exclusive at $62 million, the total will grow.—
Tom Brueggemann,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2025
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Superfan Jack Hoffman Tragically Passes Away at 19 Notre Dame plays a ton of man-to-man, which is ripe for Ohio State's offense.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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Neighbors used to wait until the fruit was ripe, then come knocking on the front door, practically begging to pick from the trees.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN,
17 Jan. 2025
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The reports appear every Monday and provide a detailed breakdown of how your movement, recovery (from exercise and stress), and sleep have progressed over time.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
24 Jan. 2025
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But that’s where (manager) Will (Venable) and the staff come in and take advantage of those teaching moments for these players to progress at the major-league level.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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The four-time Oscar nominee was well known for creating the 1990 TV series Twin Peaks, which developed into an additional feature film and a 2017 revival season.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
19 Jan. 2025
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Disney is also developing a live-action remake of the original for release in 2026.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Mature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mature. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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