ripened

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Maintaining storage temperatures near 12°C may allow mangoes to be harvested earlier, transported over longer distances, and ripened closer to their final markets while minimizing spoilage and quality loss.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

Bruce Nauman’s celebrated Conceptual art ripened during the decade he worked in Pasadena.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2025

"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

“They want to wait till the grain gets ripened 100 percent to get the best yield,” Mr. Alam said.

From New York Times • Jun. 25, 2023

That plus her alien’s compassion for troubled people ripened her and—the consequence of the knowledge she had made up or acquired—kept her just barely within the boundaries of the elaborately socialized world of black people.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison