as in grown-up
a fully grown person
at the beach, the adults sat under broad umbrellas while the children splashed in the water
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as in pornographic
dealing in or with explicitly sexual material
an adult magazine
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as in matured
fully grown or developed
insects that are butterflies in their adult stage
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Recent Examples of adult
Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 23 Mar. 2026
There is no single national standard for older adults and driving.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 23 Mar. 2026
Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 21 Oct. 2025
The Melon Patch also incorporates puppets to bring in a non-adult character who relates to kids.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 23 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The study observed more than 2,100 adults ages 60 and older for up to 15 years.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 23 Mar. 2026
There is no single national standard for older adults and driving.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
Tickets are $10 for non-adult guests, free for hotel guests and non-guest children under age 12, with proceeds benefiting Give Kids the World, a nonprofit resort providing vacations to ill children and their families.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 21 Oct. 2025
The Melon Patch also incorporates puppets to bring in a non-adult character who relates to kids.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adult
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Reportedly shot for less than $100,000, this tale of Pooh and Piglet all grown-up and running amok recently opened to box office success in Mexico and is currently playing on cinema screens around America.—
Clark Collis,
EW.com,
16 Feb. 2023
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This idea is quite mature and has been developed for about 20 years.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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Instead of two mature adults, though, the emphasis here is on teenagers, and all the angst of growing up and finding yourself.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
23 Mar. 2026
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One student, in particular, was sent a pornographic deepfake of his upper school classmate on the communications app Discord, apparently in error.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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Founded in 2016 by British father and son Guy and Tim Stokely, OnlyFans rose to fame by hosting pornographic material forbidden on most social networks.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Think of this as the matured version of the Kool-Aid dip-dye technique.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
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Deeply troubled by the demographic and social problems plaguing the Nenets people, Nerkagi founded the Land of Hope—a tundra school for children which combines modern and traditional education and provides support to orphans and lonely elders.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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Callam studied organizational psychology at United States International University, advocates for LGBTQ+ elders and lives in Poway.—
Ted G Callam,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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Winnie Cheung, United States, 2025 A motorcycle rebel spirals deeper into her erotic hallucinations in order to escape the grip of a sultry serpent woman.—
William Earl,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2026
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Currently, Sher is producing the Amazon MGM erotic thriller Verity, directed by Michael Showalter and starring Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson and Josh Hartnett.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
25 Mar. 2026
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The mantra presents the image of a ripe cucumber becoming untethered from its vine, evoking a deep desire for liberation from the physical world—a strong yearning for an unbounded, eternal, and therefore immortal condition.—
Andrés Muedano,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Mar. 2026
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This deal is ripe for the picking.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Adult.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adult. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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