coming-of-age
noun
com·ing-of-age
ˈkə-miŋ-əv-ˈāj 
: the attainment of prominence, respectability, recognition, or maturity
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Having spent their own teenage years searching for themselves in coming-of-age stories centred on white protagonists, the filmmakers are determined to broaden the narrative landscape.
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Udita Jhunjhunwala, Variety, 23 Nov. 2025
Across two series and upwards of 90 episodes, Kreamer and his team have been able to give the Nublar Six — a group of teens who survived Jurassic World’s 2015 Isla Nublar incident and the 2016 Mantah Corp incident — a sweeping coming-of-age arc.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 21 Nov. 2025
My coming-of-age film, when people first saw me differently, was The Virgin Suicides.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 15 Nov. 2025
The choice to frame the project as a coming-of-age tale allows Jacoby to showcase the full scope of his growth.
—Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
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Udita Jhunjhunwala, Variety, 23 Nov. 2025
Across two series and upwards of 90 episodes, Kreamer and his team have been able to give the Nublar Six — a group of teens who survived Jurassic World’s 2015 Isla Nublar incident and the 2016 Mantah Corp incident — a sweeping coming-of-age arc.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 21 Nov. 2025
My coming-of-age film, when people first saw me differently, was The Virgin Suicides.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 15 Nov. 2025
The choice to frame the project as a coming-of-age tale allows Jacoby to showcase the full scope of his growth.
—Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 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 30 Nov. 2025.
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