precocious
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Precocious, he would simulate convulsions in class so he would get out of school.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Precocious as a child and an autodidact, the U.S.-born música Mexicana star taught himself to play guitar at age 8 by watching YouTube tutorials.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2024
Precocious puberty was rising before the pandemic, by about three months per decade since 1977.
From Salon • Aug. 4, 2023
Precocious, he started early, playing a small part in a play directed by his father, who taught at a preparatory school in northwest Massachusetts.
From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2022
Precocious children are said rarely to develop far in later years, but Watt was pre-eminently a precocious child, and of this several proofs are related.
From James Watt by Carnegie, Andrew
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