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
Lea, a precocious young athlete not yet a teenager, was inspired enough to bring along a notebook and jot some of them down.
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Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
As Delia, Ephram's little sister, Vivien Cardone was precocious, curious, and bluntly honest.
—Eric King, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2025
And in the latest Colleen Hoover adaptation, Regretting You (10/24), Allison Williams plays Morgan, the mother of a precocious and horny teenager, Clara (Mckenna Grace), who struggles to maintain her composure after the deaths of her husband and sister — who were having an affair.
—Emma Alpern, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
The precocious brand heads one step closer to that empire today, about three and a half years since selling its first cup of yogurt.
—Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
As Delia, Ephram's little sister, Vivien Cardone was precocious, curious, and bluntly honest.
—Eric King, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2025
And in the latest Colleen Hoover adaptation, Regretting You (10/24), Allison Williams plays Morgan, the mother of a precocious and horny teenager, Clara (Mckenna Grace), who struggles to maintain her composure after the deaths of her husband and sister — who were having an affair.
—Emma Alpern, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
The precocious brand heads one step closer to that empire today, about three and a half years since selling its first cup of yogurt.
—Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for precocious
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These decisions have significantly affected the availability of polling places, early voting, absentee ballot eligibility, and even the provision of food and water to voters waiting in lines for hours to vote, likely due to limitations mentioned above.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Oct. 2025
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Nichushkin atoned for his earlier mistake with the third goal of the period.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
17 Oct. 2025
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The mission, coming a little less than two months since the previous Starship demonstration in August, helped to further snap a run of three tests early in 2025 in which the vehicle met a premature fiery demise before completing many key objectives.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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The shift could prevent about 15 million premature deaths a year globally and cut farm emissions by 15%.—
Bloomberg News,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In Stand by Me, four teenage boys (played by Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman and Jerry O’Connell) go on a day trip in 1959 to search for the dead body of a missing classmate and bond in unexpected and heartfelt ways.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
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Surprise invitations, unexpected gatherings, big plans related to kids, sports or the arts might send you in a new direction.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Leave plenty of distance between you and the vehicle in front of you to account for sudden stops or changes in the traffic pattern.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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The result was a sudden and deep selloff among regional banks, drawing comparisons to the churn of the 2023 banking crisis that consumed Silicon Valley Bank and First Republic.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
17 Oct. 2025
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This very publication grieved its untimely passing.—
Li Goldstein,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
3 Oct. 2025
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Yolonda Ross also spent all seven seasons portraying Jada, but her fan favorite character met an untimely end in the finale.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Precocious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precocious. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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