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adult

adjective as in being mature, fully grown

noun as in a mature, fully grown person

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Venable doesn’t treat the adults in the story any different than he treats the youth.

Ruvalcaba, a mother of two adult children, spent decades working as an accountant until 2017, when she became permanently disabled because of complications arising from Bipolar 1 Disorder.

Au Vodka told the ASA the ad was designed for a general adult audience with no themes directed at under 18s.

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Ms Ward has called on politicians to enshrine a post-19 system in law where the requirements of young adults with complex needs are met.

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Nine out of 10 young adults living with parents in the UK would face costs of nearly half their income if they moved out, figures from property and finance firm the Skipton Group suggest.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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