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
Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
The victims, including six adults and eight children ranging from 1-17 years old, were taken to hospitals, Bladensburg police said.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
oregonlive, 24 Jan. 2023
There wasn’t much room for making mistakes in this version of adulting—which is, of course, the only way to become truly adult.
—Claire Cohen, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2023
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Noun
Even more encouraging, its findings, along with those from other early gene-therapy trials, point toward a future when more children (and maybe, in time, adults as well) can experience their own small miracles of science.
—Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
The victims, including six adults and eight children ranging from 1-17 years old, were taken to hospitals, Bladensburg police said.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
The first whale found this month, a sub-adult male gray whale, was recovered Jan. 11 in Winchester Bay and was slain by killer whales, according to Milstein.
—oregonlive, 24 Jan. 2023
There wasn’t much room for making mistakes in this version of adulting—which is, of course, the only way to become truly adult.
—Claire Cohen, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2023
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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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The company’s solid oxide fuel cells are a mature technology that have been developed over two decades.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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So mature, his conviction, his instincts, his fearlessness, and to give something which is so different yet so connecting.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 Oct. 2025
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OpenAI included numerous guardrails with Sora, including moderation, restrictions on scammy, violent and pornographic material, watermarks and controls over how one's likeness is used.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
10 Oct. 2025
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Some states have instituted requirements for websites with adult or pornographic content to verify visitors' age before granting access, although tech experts have pointed out VPNs can be used to get around those guardrails.—
Arpan Lobo,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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An elder-care assistant needs a verifiable history of respectful, competent service.—
Jan Liphardt,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
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In fact, that process may be the most important legacy elder generations leave behind.—
Christina Binkley,
Robb Report,
11 Oct. 2025
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Criticism about the move to allow erotic content on the LLM poured in following the decision this week, including from Shark Tank star and businessman Mark Cuban.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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Set against the backdrop of the Mediterranean at the height of summer, the erotic thriller follows Calvin Wells (Funk), a charismatic conman who sets his sights on Katrine Winters (Williams), a mysterious billionaire widow.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
15 Oct. 2025
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Yet a life so big and complicated is always ripe for further exploration.—
Jeff Pearlman,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
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Try mashing a quarter of a ripe avocado and spreading it on your bread slices.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Adult.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adult. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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