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grown-up

noun as in adult

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"He could no longer play young lads at a youth club, so I think it was an opportunity to do a grown-up film," she said.

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If you got your ISDA, you could in theory trade with the big Wall Street firms, if not as an equal then at least as a grown-up.

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Charlie and Jamie had always sort of assumed that there was some grown-up in charge of the financial system whom they had never met; now, they saw there was not.

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Today, its grown-up offerings include everything from a $1,000 Death Star to more living-room-friendly items, including flowers and holiday decor.

The economy is great for parents, but lousy for their grown-up kids.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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