matures

VERB

become adult, fully grown

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bloom blossom develop evolve grow grow up mellow mushroom ripen

STRONG

advance age arrive culminate flower maturate perfect prime progress round season

WEAK

attain majority become experienced become wise come of age fill out reach adulthood reach majority settle down shoot up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decrease halt lessen shrink shrivel stop wither

STRONG

retreat retrogress

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matures

It’s that a 30-year bond bought this month matures in 2056.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026

They also have a major role in building myelin as the brain matures.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026

Laddering simply means buying CDs with staggered maturity dates — for example, one that matures in six months, another in a year, and another later still.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026

Spot Bitcoin ETFs record $6 billion in outflows over six weeks as Bitcoin matures into an institutional asset influenced by fund flows.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

It matures in the eyes of fish, but can only reproduce inside the stomach of a bird.

From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green