ripening
Example Sentences
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While convenient, these warmer conditions speed up respiration and ripening, causing fruit to soften and deteriorate more rapidly.
From Science Daily • May 23, 2026
Risk and ripening at Apple, Tojo’s destructive plan, a father’s formidable presence and more.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
"They're just ripening at a phenomenal rate," she said of her strawberries.
From BBC • May 18, 2025
The company turned the so-called ripening rooms, where tomatoes once were stored, into dorm rooms that hold 14 workers each.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2025
Her mother’s flowers still bloomed, and the summer-start vegetables were ripening in the sun.
From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry
