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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
Kim also shot a 61 in the opening round when morning conditions were ripe for good scoring.
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ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
Northerly winds will be gusty, and when combined with low humidity, conditions are ripe for grass and brush fires to start easily and spread fast.
—Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
Children and teens are vulnerable, and ripe for exploitation and harm.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
But the moment may finally be ripe.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
Northerly winds will be gusty, and when combined with low humidity, conditions are ripe for grass and brush fires to start easily and spread fast.
—Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
Children and teens are vulnerable, and ripe for exploitation and harm.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
But the moment may finally be ripe.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for ripe
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ripe
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Think of this as the matured version of the Kool-Aid dip-dye technique.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
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Not the good, high-altitude ozone that shields us from dangerous UV light, but bad ozone, hovering right above ground level — stinking, brownish, grayish photochemical smog.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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Their solution to a stinking run was, comically, to rely on less than 23 per cent of possession and pick Madrid off with a classy volley from Martin Satriano, below.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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Analysts partially credit the stability to a mature domestic biofuels industry that allows the country to withstand geopolitical shocks with minimal risk of fuel shortages.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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While much in Pacific Beach is geared toward the college age and young adult population, one resident wants to provide more for its mature residents.—
Sierra Knoch,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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Sparkplug Jaden Bradley got his fourth foul 94 seconds into the second half and finished with 13 points, most in extended garbage time.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Jokic cut it back to two by drawing a foul 32 seconds left.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The legislation has stalled amid strong pushback from critics.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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Kodai Senga got the ball for the Mets and turned in a strong performance in his season debut.—
James O'Connell,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Many grapes become too rotted and are left to wither away.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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And that kind of movie almost always tastes rotten — no matter how long it’s been sitting in theaters.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
31 Mar. 2026
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He was forced to eat cat litter, cat feces, urine, vomit and rotten spinach, according to court documents.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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Living under an openly misogynistic president may have felt freakish in 2017, but by his second term, bigotry became yet another disgusting norm.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
2 Apr. 2026
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The amount of disrespect shown the Broncos is disgusting.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Ripe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ripe. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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