as in early
occurring before the usual or expected time
a precocious baldness makes him look older than he really is
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Recent Examples of precocious
The precocious young Goff corresponded with Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright early in his career.
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Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
Chase played the fast-talking and precocious Martin Qwerly on the Nickelodeon teen sitcom Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide across the full three-season series run.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Dec. 2025
Playing the precocious Arnold Jackson, Coleman was the breakout star of Diff'rent Strokes.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
But for some of us, Crowe really had us at the hello that was his early career as the world’s most precocious rock journalist.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 16 Dec. 2025
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Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
Chase played the fast-talking and precocious Martin Qwerly on the Nickelodeon teen sitcom Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide across the full three-season series run.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Dec. 2025
Playing the precocious Arnold Jackson, Coleman was the breakout star of Diff'rent Strokes.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
But for some of us, Crowe really had us at the hello that was his early career as the world’s most precocious rock journalist.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 16 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for precocious
Adjective
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The conduct of those two agents, from the earliest moments interacting with demonstrators up through their decision to pull weapons and fire at Pretti, illustrate the dangers of flooding American cities with officers ill-equipped to deal with protesters in urban environments, experts told CNN.—
Yahya Abou-Ghazala,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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China had closed its borders during the Covid-19 pandemic and only reopened them in earnest in early 2023.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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Diego Megia’s hedge fund firm Taula Capital Management has hired the former chair of the UK’s fiscal watchdog who resigned following the premature publication of the autumn budget.—
Nishant Kumar,
Bloomberg,
27 Jan. 2026
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Mavericks governor Patrick Dumont reportedly wants to see the trio of Davis, Irving and Flagg on the floor before making any premature decisions.—
Mike Curtis,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Jan. 2026
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While the actual commercial will have to wait for Super Bowl Sunday, the Bosch teaser is another example of brands leaning on star power and unexpected humor to stand out in the weeks ahead of the game.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Jan. 2026
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To keep this oversized look from appearing stale, designers are being a bit more playful in their approach to silhouettes, balancing shorter crops with a wider hem or bringing an unexpected fabric into the mix.—
Brett F. Braley-Palko,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Loose, fast, and slightly jerky steps, a sudden joy sweeping through the body like a wind.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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This design helps prevent the air from escaping during sudden movements or changes in orientation.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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As much as people try to avoid it (and not contribute to it), the untimely animal deaths are an unfortunate, inevitable byproduct of a society reliant on cars.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
28 Jan. 2026
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Back in the real world, Gracie has retreated into silence since the untimely death of her father, and a move to rural Wyoming — where her out-of-commission cellist mother Emily (Tran) has taken a job teaching community college — hasn’t exactly brought her out of her shell.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Precocious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precocious. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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