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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


Example Sentences

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Researchers analyzed registry data covering the entire adult population of Sweden to explore new ways of identifying melanoma risk.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

Addiewell, the only privately run jail in Scotland, can hold just short of 800 prisoners and accommodates convicted adult male prisoners and men on remand.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

It shifts the bill from aging parents to their adult children by impacting these caregivers’ own capacity for wealth building,” Forden said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

The rom-com, which debuted in 2021, is part of a growing portfolio of young adult book adaptations that have flooded streaming platforms in recent years.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

“You were always clinging. Onto your mother, onto whichever adult was caring for the littles that season. Dahlia and I joked that your chosen name should be Ivy, because of how tightly you clung.”

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy




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