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adults

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


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The Food and Drug Administration approved Moderna’s mRNA-based flu vaccine called mFlusiva this year for adults ages 50 and older.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

In adults it causes a similar weakening of the bone called osteomalacia, external.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

His kids, on the other hand, were both single, childless adults in their 50s, yet they never lifted a finger.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

The actor left school at 15 but not without the encouragement of his English teacher Cecil Dormand, who introduced him to Shakespeare and gave him his first role in a play with adults.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

The adults didn’t even notice until they went to get it from the fridge.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila


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