ripened

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Bruce Nauman’s celebrated Conceptual art ripened during the decade he worked in Pasadena.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2025

"These events have ripened one of the most iconic and important companies in the UK for a takeover by foreign investors," he added.

From BBC • May 28, 2024

He recommends putting fully ripened tomatoes in the crisper drawer, which is designed to keep produce fresher.

From National Geographic • Sep. 5, 2023

She was supposed to reap the fruits of her labor, but instead, it was worry that ripened.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2022

That plus her alien’s compassion for troubled people ripened her and—the consequence of the knowledge she had made up or acquired—kept her just barely within the boundaries of the elaborately socialized world of black people.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison