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adults

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


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To explore the question, Anderson and his colleagues conducted a 12-week study involving 74 adults with overweight or obesity.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

He pointed to offerings like Lyft Silver, a service designed for older adults, as well as price lock, a feature that lets users cap the price of rides they take regularly for a monthly fee.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Across the country, roughly 2.6 million LGBTQ+ adults are parents to minor children.

From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026

It built out its urgent-care and primary-care business, spending about $10 billion to buy Oak Street Health, which provides primary care to older adults.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

I know the adults may not let her see it; but even if there’s the tiniest chance it’ll get to her, it’s worth it.

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


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