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

And the novelist Richard Ford once made it clear that questioning Ms. Munro’s mastery over the short story would be akin to doubting the hardness of a diamond or the bouquet of a ripened peach.

From New York Times • May 14, 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

As flowers bloomed or vegetables ripened, talk was less of the bitter past, more of tomorrow’s weather.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom