ripened

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"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

“The way the fruit ripened, I was thankful. But it was just too much,” Cirone said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2023

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

From National Geographic • Sep. 5, 2023

The trip ripened into a controversy, as the court had recently agreed to hear a case in which Mr. Cheney was a party.

From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2023

These were vast, airy marshes, some of them thirty miles wide, as splendid as fields of ripened wheat, yet as desolate in some ways as the dark side of the moon.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy