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come of age



VERB
ripen
Synonyms


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Trust in institutions and fellow citizens has declined, and many young people have come of age amid political polarization, technological and economic change, unhinged social media, Covid-era isolation and geopolitical uncertainty.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

How fitting it would be this Sunday if he were he to find a way to come of age as a Masters champion.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

A few minutes in we meet an Ann who has come of age, now played by Amanda Seyfried in a performance of unwavering conviction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

We have to remember that the young adults sampled in the Yale poll are the first to come of age politically after the Great Recession and during the pandemic.

From Salon • May 8, 2025

He had taken his shirt off to bathe, and I could see draped over his left shoulder the sacred thread given to Brahman boys when they come of age.

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan




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