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adult

[uh-duhlt, ad-uhlt] / əˈdʌlt, ˈæd ʌlt /
ADJECTIVE
being mature, fully grown
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NOUN
a mature, fully grown person
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
grownup
WEAK
Antonyms


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Given these arrangements, is it any wonder that many graduates experience sticker shock on entering adult life?

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

The genre is popular with viewers: 23 young adult titles made Netflix’s global top 10 list this year.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

In an interview with AFP, she noted that few adult male elephants had died, even though they are the ones most likely to raid crops.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

The adult brain may have a greater ability to repair itself after injury or certain autoimmune diseases than scientists previously believed.

From Science Daily Aug. 12, 2026

Each adult chicken will drink approximately 2 cups of water per day.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones

Bella Ramsey spent many teenage years working with adults so never really went through the moody, rebellious phase often associated with being a teenager.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Sivanandan first found chess during the 2020 lockdowns, but unlike the adults who were swept up that year through the mega-popular show “The Queen’s Gambit,” she stumbled into the game by accident.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

The legislation establishing a right to assisted dying for some adults suffering from an incurable condition was passed by parliament in July after years of debate.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Netflix on Friday launched a new hub for YA content that includes several hundred titles of original or licensed movies and shows about the coming-of-age stories of young adults.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

He usually obeyed adults when they told him to do something—or not to do something.

From "Trouble at the Arcade (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #1)" by Franklin W. Dixon




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