Definitions

come of

VERB

result

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appear arise come from culminate derive emanate emerge end ensue follow grow occur proceed produce rise stem

STRONG

accrue attend conclude effect eventuate finish flow fruit germinate issue originate spring terminate

WEAK

be due to become of come about come forth come out eventualize pan out turn out wind up work out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

begin commence create decline decrease disappear halt lessen precede start stop

STRONG

ignore initiate introduce keep neglect

WEAK

cause

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A generation has come of age with no personal memory of 9/11.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

Martin described Gen Z as one of the first generations in recent memory to come of age facing markedly tighter economic circumstances.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

But “when we start to look at the loans flowing through our origination channels, we see the opposite — we see Gen Z continuing to come of age into home buying,” he added.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026

Theater artists who have come of age in this period have been released from the burden of having to conform to notions of regional theater respectability.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

If so, Jim had been born second, and now, over pizza in Salzburg, he’d come of age, with Paul’s blessing.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

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