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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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Prosecutor Michael Robertson asked Belov: "You were the adult in this situation, you could have just walked away couldn't you?"

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Coyotes and other canids serve as the primary hosts for adult tapeworms.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

Social media services, including adult content platforms, would also face new requirements under the law to "mitigate risks associated with exposure" to various categories of harmful content and apply labels to synthetically generated content.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

For better or worse, a credit history opens a lot of doors in adult life.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Coal and Isadora looked closely at where Door pointed at two adult shadows behind Coal.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste




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