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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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Young adult adaptations are at the core of the platform’s broader efforts to champion diversity in storytelling, said Peter Friedlander, Prime Video’s head of global TV.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Dorset Wildlife Trust introduced an adult pair of beavers into an enclosed site in west Dorset in February 2021, as part of a scientific study.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Mari Adam, a certified financial planner and educator, has been trying to get her own adult children to bump up contributions from 6% to 9% — and having no luck.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

Sklar’s two adult children, appropriately enough, hate him, but it’s unclear whether he hated them first.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Given my job now, why didn’t Frances Miranda Gonzagaga ever arrange to update my exterior shell to make me look like an adult?

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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