as in development
the process of becoming mature
a flower's maturation from bud to full bloom can take weeks
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Recent Examples of maturation
Appleton Estate understands the importance of climate on maturation and is one of the few major rum producers that matures all of its spirit entirely in the tropics.
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Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Now the Yankees’ hope is that his maturation continues as summer nears.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 May 2025
The maturation varies, with some expressions aged up to eight years.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Despite the medical evidence about the late maturation of the brain, the law doesn’t provide any leeway for whether someone has truly matured if they’re accused of a breaking the law.
—Jonathan B. Santo, The Conversation, 12 May 2025
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Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Now the Yankees’ hope is that his maturation continues as summer nears.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 May 2025
The maturation varies, with some expressions aged up to eight years.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Despite the medical evidence about the late maturation of the brain, the law doesn’t provide any leeway for whether someone has truly matured if they’re accused of a breaking the law.
—Jonathan B. Santo, The Conversation, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maturation
Noun
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The city of Boise approved the development, but neighbors opposed it and filed an appeal to the Boise Design Review Commission.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
23 May 2025
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Since then, a growing number of mainstream politicians and pundits in South Korea have advocated for the development of the country’s own nuclear weapons as a way of lessening its reliance on U.S. protection.—
Max Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
Noun
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Also, be sure to clean and close the container each time to avoid unwanted bacterial growth.—
Health,
Health,
27 May 2025
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China’s industrial profits returned to growth in the first quarter this year, rising 0.8% from a year earlier, reversing the trend of declines since the third quarter of last year.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
27 May 2025
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With a long flowering period from spring through summer, oleander makes a beautiful hedge that’s tolerant to heat, drought, and salt.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
18 Apr. 2025
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His paintings frequently depict flowering trees, grassy fields and blue swimming pools under languid skies.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
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What remain enduringly relevant are the book’s insights into the nature of design innovation, which Jencks described as analogous to biological evolution, a constant flow of emergent, divergent, and convergent streams.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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Here, temperature swings between day and night—diurnal variation—can be wide, favoring the evolution of acidity in grapes during cool nights.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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“Maturation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maturation. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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