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adult

adjective as in being mature, fully grown

noun as in a mature, fully grown person

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Jellycat's success has been linked to its popularity on social media and a rise in adults buying toys for themselves.

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The council said the restriction only referred to adult hardball cricket and argued the decision was based on "advice received from professional and legal advisors".

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Initially filed as a death penalty case and subjected to a lengthy review, the process of seeking to try Pineda as an adult further prolonged the proceedings.

Obesity rates have risen sharply over recent decades, with more than a quarter of adults and a fifth of children at the end of primary school classed as obese.

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Half of UK adults are now regularly paying for things by tapping their phone, new banking data suggests.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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