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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


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Monday's expert report also recommended restricting social media for children under the age of 13, with access only allowed under adult supervision.

From Barron's Jul. 14, 2026

Serkis said Animal Farm was "one of the first young adult books that affected me emotionally"

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

By comparison, the typical U.S. adult consumes 3.6 servings of dark green vegetables and legumes and 2.6 servings of whole grains each day.

From Science Daily Jul. 13, 2026

This was my third time living in Chicago, twice as a child, but my first time as an adult, and I felt nostalgic for a past I frankly had not experienced.

From Salon Jul. 11, 2026

Ms. O’Malley introduced me to lots of other adult chicken people who arrived later as “Jim Brown’s grandniece, who inherited his chickens and his good poultry sense.”

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones

This month, it said 62% of U.S. adults viewed the Israeli government unfavorably, up from 43% in 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Scientists from the University of California San Diego and collaborating institutions examined data from an earlier clinical trial involving 108 adults with HIV-associated lipohypertrophy, a condition that causes excess fat to accumulate around the abdomen.

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

Roughly 40% of U.S. adults say AI will have a negative effect on society over the next 20 years.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

More than half of adults with learning disabilities in England die before the age of 65, an annual report into mortality suggests.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

A group of four adults and two small kids stand in front of me.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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