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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
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Example Sentences

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I got signed at 14 and started releasing music at 15, and I was always surrounded by a lot of adults or people way older than me.

From Los Angeles Times

It has traditionally been associated with children, but more adults across the UK are now being diagnosed.

From BBC

A recent Pew Research survey shows that more than half of employed adults worry about how AI may be used in the workplace.

From The Wall Street Journal

The consensus was someone who is warm, funny, loud, brash and larger than life, with jokes for the children and adults alike but they cannot be a shrinking violet.

From BBC

The research team analyzed dietary and health data from 27,670 adults in Sweden.

From Science Daily