Due
Due adjective - Having reached the date at which payment is required.
Both words in one sentence
- As he's matured throughout the show, but the writers still want to keep his idiot traits, his Idiot Hero status is due to him being honestly mentally challenged.
Source: Flanderization / Anime and Manga - In The Bullwinkle Show, Sherman of "Peabody's Improbable History" was voiced by the 40-some-years-old Walter Tetley, whose voice never matured — officially due to a hormonal condition.
Source: Cross-Dressing Voices - Firefly in Ace Combat: Equestria Chronicles matured from a filly to an adult mare due to losing her parents, thanks to Black Star.
Source: Deceased Parents Are the Best
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Matured and Due. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/due/matured
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