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as in matured
fully grown or developed
a ripe tomato
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as in stinking
having an unpleasant smell
the clothes of the field hands were sweaty and ripe after a hard day's work
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Recent Examples of ripe
The conflict was not ripe for settlement until Hezbollah and Iran had been sufficiently weakened by Israel’s attacks.
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Stuart E. Eizenstat, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2024
Lucky for all of us, these Black Friday perfume deals are officially ripe for the sniffing—but not for long, considering Cyber Weekend is coming to a close.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 1 Dec. 2024
At the ripe age of 25, Bandré earned his stripes for performances with Rapids 2 and was rewarded with a first-team contract back in April.
—Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 27 Nov. 2024
On occasion, a watermelon gets harvested slightly too early so a dash of cane sugar is added to mimic a perfectly ripe one.
—Andrew Watman, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Stuart E. Eizenstat, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2024
Lucky for all of us, these Black Friday perfume deals are officially ripe for the sniffing—but not for long, considering Cyber Weekend is coming to a close.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 1 Dec. 2024
At the ripe age of 25, Bandré earned his stripes for performances with Rapids 2 and was rewarded with a first-team contract back in April.
—Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 27 Nov. 2024
On occasion, a watermelon gets harvested slightly too early so a dash of cane sugar is added to mimic a perfectly ripe one.
—Andrew Watman, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ripe
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This is about a team with a top-10 payroll whose GM committed too stinking much of it to dogs that can’t, or won’t, pull the sled.Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2019
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Muttaiah said the man inside the stinking manhole was working without any safety equipment — no gloves, no shoes, no supplemental oxygen.Joanna Slater, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2019
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Both character and actor mature onscreen and show real grit and conviction.Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024
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By Mackenzie Farkus Staff writer Brooke Holder Staff writer Nate Iglehart Staff writer Jacob Posner Staff Writer The trail at Thompson & Palmer Brook in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, winds through mature pasture, wetlands, and forest.Sophie Ungerleider, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Dec. 2024
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Other signs to look for are floating debris, rust, mildew, or foul odors.Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2024
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There’s also an odor neutralizer cartridge that can be placed into the vacuum’s brush roll and is is designed to keep foul odors out of the air while cleaning.Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024
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According to research from Everytown for Gun Safety, a nonprofit that advocates for gun control, strong gun control laws are correlated with fewer gun deaths.Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2023
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This results in a charge imbalance that builds up an electric field strong enough to trigger flashes of lightning.National Geographic, National Geographic, 13 Jan. 2023
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Others rely on odor, such as predator urine, that frightens them away from the area or a bad smell from rotten eggs that simply discourages them.Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Nov. 2024
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The two of them are on the world’s most rotten ship and must go down together.Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2024
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That ends up dislodging the disgusting foreign item in Larry's throat.Esther Zuckerman, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
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Leigh goes for the gags in this one, from Broadbent’s workplace pratfall to friend of the family Aubrey’s (Timothy Spall) disgusting new restaurant.Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
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Sears does an excellent job with his role, capturing Johnny’s frenetic desperation to remain afloat in the clan’s fetid storm, but this critic, at least, wanted more for this character.Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
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Similarly, Musk has transformed Twitter into a dull, fetid cesspool of White nationalism and paranoid lies.Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2024
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Each lawyer, then, in his or her own way, played a part in creating a caricature: Danny, the kid in a tough situation trying his best to do the right thing; Mr. Neely, that malodorous man with schizophrenia stoking passengers’ fears on the subway.Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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Gary Oldman remains as delightful as ever as the malodorous but brilliant Jackson Lamb.Erik Kain, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Ripe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ripe. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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