ripened
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The water saved the young vines, but the heat ripened the château’s grapes faster, forcing Perrin to start harvesting in early August, three weeks early.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Many trees have produced no fruit at all, and others have dropped their fruit early, rotting before they ripened.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Maintaining storage temperatures near 12°C may allow mangoes to be harvested earlier, transported over longer distances, and ripened closer to their final markets while minimizing spoilage and quality loss.
From Science Daily ● May 23, 2026
Bruce Nauman’s celebrated Conceptual art ripened during the decade he worked in Pasadena.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2025
Fields of corn ripened under a bright sun.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
