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
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.
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 July 2024
The data can be interesting, even if the look is unripe and sometimes crabbed.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
Place unripe tomatoes in a single layer inside a paper bag (such as a grocery bag), and fold the bag to close it loosely.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2024
Black pepper is made from entire unripe mostly green but slightly red berries that have been dried with their pulp and skin intact.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 20 Apr. 2024
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 July 2024
The data can be interesting, even if the look is unripe and sometimes crabbed.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
Place unripe tomatoes in a single layer inside a paper bag (such as a grocery bag), and fold the bag to close it loosely.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2024
Black pepper is made from entire unripe mostly green but slightly red berries that have been dried with their pulp and skin intact.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 20 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unripe
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During the show’s run, Kevin was sometimes considered selfish and immature, especially when compared to some of the gentler members of the Pearson clan.Toria Sheffield, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
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Adult human beings—even the callous, tone-deaf, emotionally immature ones—demonstrate an understanding of death that is remarkable in its sophistication.Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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The company highlighted the initiation of an adolescent/adult cohort for its NGN-401 clinical trial for Rett syndrome and announced positive interim clinical data.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 18 Nov. 2024
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Christ stands with arms folded, eyes narrowed—a perfect image of sulking adolescent defiance.Christian K. Kleinbub, ARTnews.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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And if there was damage on younger roofs, insurers were willing to accept a repair instead of a full replacement, Metcalf said.Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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Ernst, who lives in Middleton, Wis., is the author of 20 historical novels and mysteries for young readers from American Girl, 11 books in the Chloe Ellefson Historic Sites mysteries, and nonfiction history and poetry.Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 10 Nov. 2024
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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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In addition to being tasty (locals fry the plant’s unripened flower heads in olive oil and garlic, and add them to omelets, meat and chickpea dishes), akkoub is rich in calcium and iron.Emily Matchar, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 July 2022
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“Unripe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unripe. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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