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
Sophie Kaufman, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
On-site tickets are $25 for adults and $13 for children.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2025
Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Mar. 2023
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
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Noun
Drowning is the leading cause of death among children ages one to four in the United States and over half of all American adults have never taken a swimming lesson, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Sophie Kaufman, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
On-site tickets are $25 for adults and $13 for children.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
There has not been a sighting of a calf since 2005, though juvenile and sub-adult whales have been seen more recently, Crance said.
—Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Mar. 2023
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adult
Adjective
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Breslow, on the other hand, barely touched a more mature farm system that appeared in many top 10 rankings and was listed first overall by Baseball America.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Aug. 2025
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Developers of the apartment complex could give the garden and the mature tree located on a swath of land at 110 Phoenetia Ave.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Aug. 2025
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Since her freshman year, Elizabeth has been visiting a local hospice—playing piano for elders, going on walks with them, and learning about their lives.—
Joshua Bennett,
The Atlantic,
15 Aug. 2025
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These companies have even been caught intentionally selling scammers data belonging to elders (who, unsurprisingly, later fell victim to elder fraud).—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Doubles, glitches, erotic dread, narrative dead-ends.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Aug. 2025
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During The Hollywood Reporter's Drama Actress roundtable in 2019, the actress revealed she was offered the role of Anastasia Steele in the erotic thriller adaptation, but declined it due to the excessive nude scenes.—
Diana Pearl,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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This fourth-generation farm is ripe for the picking—butterbeans, sunflowers, pumpkins, and more.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
7 Aug. 2025
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This indicates the grapes were harvested very ripe, which suggests a winemaking team that prioritized concentration and flavor development over simply getting the wine to market quickly.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Adult.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adult. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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