riper
- comparative of ripe.
Example Sentences
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It is still unknown whether chimpanzees deliberately choose fruits with higher ethanol levels, which tend to be riper and richer in sugar that can ferment.
From Science Daily • Dec. 1, 2025
In other words, apple growers and supermarkets began selling redder apples to convince consumers that redder meant riper and also, better.
From Salon • Sep. 4, 2023
Miles Bron is a riper target with more recognizable real-world analogues than the eccentric novelist played by Christopher Plummer the first time around.
From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2022
Some creative winemakers have combined the techniques, blending early-picked juice with saignée to combine that natural acidity with the body and sweetness of the riper grapes.
From Washington Post • Jul. 28, 2022
"Some wanted to smoke us out, but the big one said there was riper fruit upriver, and they made for the Mummer's Ford."
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
