coming-of-age
noun
com·ing-of-age
ˈkə-miŋ-əv-ˈāj 
: the attainment of prominence, respectability, recognition, or maturity
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The 2000 coming-of-age comedy starred Patrick Fugit as a high school outcast in 1973 who gets chosen to write a Rolling Stone profile for an up-and-coming rock band called Stillwater.
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Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
Jansson’s Summer Book is about as perfect as novels get—a slim, specific coming-of-age story.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
Neo Sora’s extremely well reviewed sci-fi-tinged coming-of-age drama Happyend is getting a theatrical run via Film Movement.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
The coming-of-age tale is about a young teen’s life getting turned upside down when her older sister comes back home to live.
—Anna Earl, Parents, 11 Sep. 2025
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Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
Jansson’s Summer Book is about as perfect as novels get—a slim, specific coming-of-age story.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
Neo Sora’s extremely well reviewed sci-fi-tinged coming-of-age drama Happyend is getting a theatrical run via Film Movement.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
The coming-of-age tale is about a young teen’s life getting turned upside down when her older sister comes back home to live.
—Anna Earl, Parents, 11 Sep. 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 19 Sep. 2025.
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