coming-of-age
noun
com·ing-of-age
ˈkə-miŋ-əv-ˈāj 
: the attainment of prominence, respectability, recognition, or maturity
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During an August appearance on Today, the star gave an update about the upcoming sequel series to the 1995 coming-of-age comedy.
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Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Charaf, who was at the Red Sea Festival with Dirty, Difficult, Dangerous in 2022, will present coming-of-age 1986 drama Holiday, about a boy whose family is forced to flee its home in West Beirut to stay with relatives in Southen Lebanon.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
Below is the new footage for season five of the Netflix coming-of-age sci-fi smash.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
Watching the actors grow up on screen reminded her of her own coming-of-age, prompting her to compare how much both her personal life and the world at large had changed over the show’s run.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
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Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Charaf, who was at the Red Sea Festival with Dirty, Difficult, Dangerous in 2022, will present coming-of-age 1986 drama Holiday, about a boy whose family is forced to flee its home in West Beirut to stay with relatives in Southen Lebanon.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
Below is the new footage for season five of the Netflix coming-of-age sci-fi smash.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
Watching the actors grow up on screen reminded her of her own coming-of-age, prompting her to compare how much both her personal life and the world at large had changed over the show’s run.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for coming-of-age
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“Coming-of-age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coming-of-age. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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