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adult

adjective as in being mature, fully grown

noun as in a mature, fully grown person

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  • grownup

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The Japanese government and employers, Stern writes, help make late-life employment a reality through a program called Silver Jinzai, which creates part-time jobs for older Japanese adults.

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About two hours earlier, his outrageous overhead kick had grown adults crying, hugging and bouncing about like toddlers.

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Not only has it captivated toddlers and terrorised adults around the world, it laid the foundations for its creator Pinkfong to become a media business worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

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The Education Department tested this approach in June, announcing the transfer of adult education programs to the Labor Department.

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In April, Israel killed a Hamas commander in a pre-dawn strike in Sidon that also killed his adult son and daughter.

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

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