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immature

[im-uh-choor, -toor, -tyoor, -chur] / ˈɪm əˈtʃʊər, -ˈtʊər, -ˈtjʊər, -ˈtʃɜr /


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Sure, he’s obnoxious, immature, but he’s also now determined.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

The immature insects are believed to spend between four and 10 years underground feeding on plant roots before emerging as adults.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

In Belgium, the site of Goyet yielded the remains of four Neanderthal females and two immature individuals.

From Science Daily Jul. 7, 2026

While the Ivy League university grappled with its newly co-educational student body, Mr. Trudeau’s early cartoons played on the romantic failings of his stand-in, the immature Mike Doonesbury.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

He was a young man, almost a boy, with a half-formed, immature face and a lank mop of hair.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers




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