ripened 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of ripenednext
as in ripe
fully grown or developed a fully ripened musical talent

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ripened

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verb

past tense of ripen
as in grew
to become mature pears ripening on the tree

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ripened
  1. ripe
  2. grew
  3. progressed
  4. mature
  5. aged
  6. matured
  7. developed
Adjective
  • These staples of awards seasons are ripe for a bit of shaking up.
    Ramin Zahed, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Ralph McLaughlin, senior economist at Realtor.com, said that if prospective buyers can look past higher mortgage rates, the market will be ripe for picking out the perfect home.
    Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of ripe
Verb
  • Similarly, sales grew 24 per cent in the 2021-2022 period.
    Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The turbos were banished and the cylinder count grew by 50 percent, as Ferrari’s range-topper gained a V-12 for the first time.
    Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of grew
Verb
  • There was bleeding from time to time, likely from another subchorionic hematoma, but the pregnancy progressed into her third trimester with minimal issues.
    Nancy Borowick, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Negotiations for the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) had progressed to the fourteenth round before halting earlier this year to make way for general elections in both countries.
    Oliver Court, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of progressed
Adjective
  • Both character and actor mature onscreen and show real grit and conviction.
    Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024
  • 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
Definition of mature
Verb
  • In good news for the baby-boom generation (born 1946 to 1964), now aged between 60 and 78, Perls believes that as many as 5 to 10% of them could live to 100 or older.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Around one in every five people aged below 50 around the world is infected with incurable genital herpes, researchers have newly estimated.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of aged
Verb
  • The Bottom Line The creator economy has matured beyond simple content creation and brand deals.
    Ian Shepherd, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • However, the concept has since matured into something far more ambitious and often for consumers that may never even be guests of the resorts.
    Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of matured
Verb
  • That same year, further north from Google’s Mountain View offices, a small startup developed the technology to hail a cab from an app.
    Gustavo Castillo, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Membership and responsibilities of the National Energy Council are being developed now.
    Dipka Bhambhani, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of developed
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