Verb (used with object) : His hard experiences in the city matured him.    From Dictionary.com. 

Verb (used without object) : Our plans have not yet matured.    From Dictionary.com. 

It was as if he had matured suddenly -- the word matured came to him instinctively -- in the space of minutes.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Place in the Sun] Reference

Banks said, 'You mentioned his fantasy having "matured".    From Wordnik.com.  [The Jigsaw Man]

Rights activists also suggest Mugabe's party has "matured".    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

We hear it said that some labour unions have "matured" in the past decade.    From Wordnik.com.  [Canadian Labour in 1951] Reference

I get a lot of grief from longtime readers about how I've "matured" or "grown up.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Blog news] Reference

It had "matured" in a thoroughly competitive society instead of the completely coöperative society of the Challon.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Short Life] Reference

The "matured" leader of Iraq is talking to Iran UNCONDITIONALLY whereas conditional talk by Obama is termed immature.    From Wordnik.com.  [McCain 'pleasantly surprised' by Iraqi leader] Reference

Of course, my imaginary play-goer is the Bill of the play, who has "matured," and is not a junior member of the Play-goer's.    From Wordnik.com.  [Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, April 22, 1893] Reference

And then later, when both I and Eddings' writing had "matured" a bit, he gave us the slightly darker character of Sparhawk.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rest In Peace David Eddings - Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games] Reference

Dodd or John Betts, and highly valued -- FENDT, BERNARD SIMON; good work, but sometimes artificially "matured;" his Violins, Tenors.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators] Reference

He doesn't need to be 'matured' or made more 'serious'.    From Wordnik.com.  [All - Digital Spy - Entertainment and Media News] Reference

The yes vote shows that the country has "matured," and removes the.    From Wordnik.com.  [BusinessWeek.com -- Top News] Reference

I kinda like the G1 but I see that the Android isnt "matured" yet.    From Wordnik.com.  [www.hardwarezone.com.sg] Reference

Geiman sees the dividend payout as a sign the company has 'matured'.    From Wordnik.com.  [KUOW 94.9 Puget Sound Public Radio] Reference

Because whether you think they've "matured" or not it's still NOT Linkin Park.    From Wordnik.com.  [All Updates @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com] Reference

Perhaps these nine reindeer are just young lads that haven't quite "matured" yet?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Green Options] Reference

I found one and having been making sourdough bread with it ever since it "matured".    From Wordnik.com.  [The Fresh Loaf] Reference

Morris said Moore "matured" significantly during the 2010 offseason and also added muscle to his tall frame.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tampa Bay Buccaneers : News] Reference

We haven't used the compost as it hasn't yet 'matured' and we've decided to go the extra safe route and wait longer.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mother Earth News Latest 10 Articles] Reference

The first couple hundred pages, though, explore how Clemens kind of matured backwards as a ballplayer and as a person.    From Wordnik.com.  [Out Of Left Field] Reference

"matured" so that it is now closer to modern ideas of tolerance and scientific truth.    From Wordnik.com.  [Clipmarks | Live Clips] Reference

Like the rest of her fans, I have matured along with her.    From Wordnik.com.  [Madonna Square Garden] Reference

Once they've grown, matured and realized the mistake they made.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jessica Radloff: 5 Ways to Get Your Ex Back (They All Come Back, Don't They?)] Reference

The movie's music has also matured — less bubblegum, more R&B.    From Wordnik.com.  [Growing Pains] Reference

"It just shows that the market has matured and continued to grow.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Latino TV Gets Serious] Reference

All these treatments require eggs that have matured in the ovaries.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Infertility Challenge] Reference

Beyond that, Garzon emphasizes that leftist politicians have matured.    From Wordnik.com.  [A LEFTY TAKES BOGOTA] Reference

"" Things have matured in terms of distribution and sales, '' he says.    From Wordnik.com.  [God and the Music Biz] Reference

Clearly, we're a long way from the political climate in which I matured.    From Wordnik.com.  [Conservatives Ruined My Sex Life!] Reference

"" We were with him when he matured as a national figure, '' says Korologos with a shrug.    From Wordnik.com.  [Not In Kansas Anymore] Reference

The concerns that the oversight panel raised last spring have matured into serious problems.    From Wordnik.com.  [Reining in, and Reigning Over, Wall Street] Reference

The assisted reproductive technology (ART) that brought Brown into the world has matured, too.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Infertility Challenge] Reference

And as older iterations matured, like horse racing and lotteries, casinos picked up the slack.    From Wordnik.com.  [Viva Las Vegas! Viva America!] Reference

Since it opened last season in Toronto, it's gotten better, tighter; the performances have matured.    From Wordnik.com.  ['Show Boat'--It's Still Rollin' Along] Reference

Retailers hope to convince readers that this art form has, like any other, matured since its Golden Age.    From Wordnik.com.  [Marketing: Free Spidey!] Reference

But like its creator, the show has matured: "The poignancy rather than the savagery infuses 'Tommy' now.".    From Wordnik.com.  [The Playbill Wizard] Reference

However much O'Neal has matured on the court, off it he still loves kids 'movies, videogames and Big Macs.    From Wordnik.com.  [Shaq In The Battle Again] Reference

The Iraqis have matured over the past several months, and they believe that they have to make Iraq for Iraqis.    From Wordnik.com.  ['THE WORLD HAS CHANGED'] Reference

Is there a Nash equilibrium in the matching game in which everyone waits until the kids have matured before we make marriage matches?.    From Wordnik.com.  ['How Bad Things Can Happen'] Reference