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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
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In part, this archetype, as Fiedler dubs it, reflects our literature’s recurrent failure to deal honestly with adult heterosexual love and its attendant responsibilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The “KPop Demon Hunters” collaboration with McDonald’s, released in late March, featured two “dueling” adult meals that each came with a collectible card.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Thomas moved with his partner, leaving his four adult children in Wales.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Among all the amino acids tested, cysteine produced the strongest regenerative effect on both stem cells and progenitor cells, which eventually mature into adult intestinal cells.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

“Yeah, well, I don’t want it to be my responsibility! Why should it be on me? I still don’t have all my adult teeth!”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell




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