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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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There are roughly 53 million adult American Catholics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

It added that, in the same period, 22 were conducted without an appropriate adult present, something Dame Rachel said "should never be happening".

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Due to the conservation effort an adult fly seen in 2022 was the first to be spotted in the wild for a decade.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

The adult male pilot was pulled from the plane and taken to the hospital, the Los Angeles Fire Department said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 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




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