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adults

NOUN
a mature, fully grown person
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
grownup
WEAK
Antonyms


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A separate study, external of 118 young adults who did multiple tastings of different black coffees found most only deemed the drinks to be too hot if the temperature was 70 degrees C or above.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

Counting pre-K through 12th grade, Americans are spending a trillion dollars a year on public schools—yet less than 10% of adults view the results with unqualified approval.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

“It’s becoming increasingly hard for lower- and middle-income young adults to become and remain middle class, and to attain the markers of the middle class,” Dickerson told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch Sep. 8, 2026

Admission is $25 for adults, free for kids.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

Coal had been the recipient of lots of smiles from adults behind desks in his lifetime.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste



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