adulthood
Example Sentences
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“It’s very common for older adults to re-experience trauma from childhood or early adulthood. Therapy can help you learn ways to cope.”
From MarketWatch
The council said, as Tamzin was close to her 18th birthday, there was a complex balance around ensuring safety yet still preparing her for adulthood.
From BBC
This "kidult" trend is not unique to China, as young adults around the world question "outdated understandings of adulthood", says Prof Erica Kanesaka, a cultural expert at Emory University in the US.
From BBC
The study followed 588 children across two dozen programs in different parts of the country, underscoring the importance of tracking these outcomes through later grades and into adulthood.
From Science Daily
Because it is such a new drug, long-term outcomes are not known, but Megan said she believed this generation of babies with SMA would be the first to reach adulthood.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
