mature
adjective
complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms.
was maturing
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past progressiveof mature.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Horowitz surmises that jazz evolved in part because Black musicians were excluded from the classical-music establishment as it was maturing in the late 19th and early 20th century.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 8, 2021
Zhao made no reference to any such probe but said scrutiny of the mostly unregulated industry showed it was "maturing".
From Reuters ● Jul. 7, 2021
In the early 1970s, Parton’s canny, domineering mentor Porter Wagoner steered her toward more conventional subject matter, but her songwriting was maturing anyway.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2020
Perhaps her son’s system was maturing anyway, but Guppy credits the treatment, and Wakefield, for vastly improving both their lives.
From New York Times ● Apr. 21, 2011
Alice, studying Ben with those uncanny eyes of hers, saw him slowly yielding to the charm of Bertha's personality, which was maturing rapidly under the influence of her love.
From Money Magic A Novel by Hamlin Garland
