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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 spell of dry weather and a colder than normal winter is making the spring ripe for wildfires in South Florida, fire experts are predicting.
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
With Trump now threatening Iran directly over its Yemeni ally's actions, the conditions for the kind of conflict that the U.S. leader had vowed to avoid appear to be ripe.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
The misfiring forward line looks ripe for a shake-up, with Chiesa the obvious example of a player who may have earned the right to more minutes after his goalscoring cameo at Wembley (his first appearance since the FA Cup exit against Plymouth).
—Gregg Evans, The Athletic, 18 Mar. 2025
Red flag warnings are issued by the National Weather Service when conditions are ripe for fires.
—Jim Vertuno, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
With Trump now threatening Iran directly over its Yemeni ally's actions, the conditions for the kind of conflict that the U.S. leader had vowed to avoid appear to be ripe.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
The misfiring forward line looks ripe for a shake-up, with Chiesa the obvious example of a player who may have earned the right to more minutes after his goalscoring cameo at Wembley (his first appearance since the FA Cup exit against Plymouth).
—Gregg Evans, The Athletic, 18 Mar. 2025
Red flag warnings are issued by the National Weather Service when conditions are ripe for fires.
—Jim Vertuno, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
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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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The combined entity would aim to secure American access to mature chips amid potential risks from China competition and tensions between China and Taiwan, Nikkei reported.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2025
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Here, mature plantings provide attractive accents while trees along the borders of the property enhance privacy.—
James Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
30 Mar. 2025
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Vientos also fielded a ball that may have gone foul but instead ended up as an infield hit.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
3 Apr. 2025
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First, Hall went across the line, sliding into foul territory and threw a strike to first to rob Ryan Batista of a double.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
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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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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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How does this not end up with boots smelling like rotten eggs?—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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In total, it's fixed more than 23 million rotten links on Wikipedia alone, according to the organization.—
Emma Bowman,
NPR,
23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Do not tell the patient disgusting hospital stories about your own operations or procedures.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
2 Apr. 2025
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Using that platform to engage in partisan attacks and accuse former Department leadership of weaponizing law enforcement is a disgusting betrayal of those values.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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The most impressive aspect of Schlesinger’s film is its sense of place: the sunny, awesomely relaxed, fetid warmth captured by Conrad Hall’s sumptuous cinematography.—
Armond White,
National Review,
31 Jan. 2025
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Fascinating and fetid, the Salton Sea in southern California lures me back, every year.—
Dennis Hinkamp,
The Denver Post,
5 Feb. 2025
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Descending through a malodorous entrance in the Roman Forum, the team waded through the sewer until the water current became too powerful.—
Tony Perrottet,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Mar. 2025
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Public stations were expensive to maintain and quickly became dirty and malodorous.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Ripe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ripe. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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