ripened

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At 72, Uncle Thing wakes up at dawn every day and weaves around his hilly farm to collect ripened durians, either dangling from trees or nestling on nets close to the ground.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

“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

The girls helped weed out Mamá’s vegetable garden and picked fat zucchini, ripened tomatoes, and spicy serrano peppers, which they bundled together in delicate netting to give away as gifts to Mamá’s comadres.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall