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Recent Examples of unripened Equally delicious is her banana cou cou, smashed unripened banana topped with lamb gravy. Patrick Scott, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025 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 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 Cream cheese is made from cow’s milk and is unripened. Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2021 Verjus is the juice of unripened wine grapes and has a bright fresh flavor that lends itself well to nonalcoholic cocktails. Washington Post, 14 July 2021 Just place the unripened avocados in a paper bag with a banana or an apple, fold over the top and leave it on the counter. Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Mar. 2021 Try using corn flour to thicken Cream cheese is a soft, unripened (or fresh) cheese made from cow’s milk. Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press, 8 Feb. 2021 Mineral notes and unripened peach precede a definite acidic finish. Marc Bona, cleveland, 27 Sep. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unripened
Adjective
  • People with leukemia often have a high number of immature white blood cells called myeloblast, which are not usually present in the blood.
    Doru Paul, Health, 10 Jan. 2025
  • These immature cells can develop into different types of blood cells, including white blood cells (WBCs), central to immune function.8 Getting sufficient and consistent sleep can help make your body more resistant to disease and infection.
    Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 9 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The travails of these people, including a suspenseful interrogation sequence sending Eunice and her adolescent daughter, their heads wrapped in black sackcloth, to the very place Rubens was seen recently.
    Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Eugene Arnold, a child and adolescent psychiatrist with Ohio State University, says the evidence for some dyes is stronger than others.
    Allison Aubrey, NPR, 18 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • For centuries Champagne producers set large crops, harvested unripe fruit and bolstered their lackadaisical vineyard efforts by adding copious amounts of sugar (dosage), with uniformity and consistency being the goal.
    Patrick Comiskey, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Nothing but complaints about acne, mosquitos, unripe fruit.
    Jennifer Harlan, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Discounts are available for active military, students with ID and children ages 6-11 (younger than 6 enter for free).
    Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2025
  • One young woman at the theater, who lives in Santa Monica, was evacuated and went to a friend’s house in the West Hollywood area before deciding to head over to see The Brutalist.
    Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025

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“Unripened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unripened. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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