as in immature
lacking in adult experience or maturity
unripe and unprepared recruits who were sent into battle as cannon fodder
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Recent Examples of unripe
Cooler temperatures decrease the pace of ripening. Firm, unripe, uncut avocados should be stored at room temperature (68° to 75°F), the Hass Avocado Board and Sarah Brekke, M.S., Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen brand manager agree.
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Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2024
On a hot morning in mid-July at the community farm, a patch of lush green ringed by high-rise apartments, Oh inspected his bananas’ progress: still unripe but noticeably fatter.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 2 Aug. 2024
Scoring one is like winning the lottery May 7, 2024
On a hot morning in mid-July at the community farm, a patch of lush green ringed by high-rise apartments, Oh inspected his bananas’ progress: still unripe but noticeably fatter.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2024
Growing Conditions: Full sun, regular water in well-draining soil
Size: Up to 12 inches tall and 24 inches wide in a container
Zones: 8–11
Ingesting the unripe fruit and leaves of lantana is toxic to dogs, cats, and livestock.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 July 2024
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Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2024
On a hot morning in mid-July at the community farm, a patch of lush green ringed by high-rise apartments, Oh inspected his bananas’ progress: still unripe but noticeably fatter.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 2 Aug. 2024
Scoring one is like winning the lottery May 7, 2024
On a hot morning in mid-July at the community farm, a patch of lush green ringed by high-rise apartments, Oh inspected his bananas’ progress: still unripe but noticeably fatter.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2024
Growing Conditions: Full sun, regular water in well-draining soil
Size: Up to 12 inches tall and 24 inches wide in a container
Zones: 8–11
Ingesting the unripe fruit and leaves of lantana is toxic to dogs, cats, and livestock.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unripe
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People with leukemia often have a high number of immature white blood cells called myeloblast, which are not usually present in the blood.—
Doru Paul,
Health,
10 Jan. 2025
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These immature cells can develop into different types of blood cells, including white blood cells (WBCs), central to immune function.8 Getting sufficient and consistent sleep can help make your body more resistant to disease and infection.—
Mark Gurarie,
Verywell Health,
9 Jan. 2025
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The travails of these people, including a suspenseful interrogation sequence sending Eunice and her adolescent daughter, their heads wrapped in black sackcloth, to the very place Rubens was seen recently.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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Eugene Arnold, a child and adolescent psychiatrist with Ohio State University, says the evidence for some dyes is stronger than others.—
Allison Aubrey,
NPR,
18 Jan. 2025
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With its playful writing and game cast, the film is sure to attract young fans and find its audience.—
Jourdain Searles,
The Hollywood Reporter,
29 Jan. 2025
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Emily, a young American from Chicago living and working in Paris, serves serious wardrobe eye candy.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
29 Jan. 2025
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Equally delicious is her banana cou cou, smashed unripened banana topped with lamb gravy.—
Patrick Scott,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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The skinny on capers For the uninitiated, capers are the unripened, pea-sized buds of the prickly caper bush, or Capparis spinosa.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2024
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