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
Lorie Konish, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
The study, published last month in the Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, followed 120 older adults who were living alone and at risk of falls.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 2 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
Those most likely to own stocks include adults in households that earn $100,000 or more, college graduates and married adults, according to Gallup.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
The study, published last month in the Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, followed 120 older adults who were living alone and at risk of falls.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 2 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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Unlike more mature markets, there is limited legacy infrastructure and fewer entrenched incumbents.—
Maurizio Caio,
semafor.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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Europe’s mature economies, leading companies, and regulatory rigor, give it an opportunity to pioneer trusted enterprise AI on an industrial scale—ahead of its rivals.—
Dave McCann,
Fortune,
2 Mar. 2026
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According to the criminal complaint, the victims told police that Meyers asked them to send nude photos or make pornographic videos.—
Ross Guidotti,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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The employees also sent pornographic magazines with the husband’s name on them to a neighbor’s home and planned to break into the couple’s garage to install a GPS device on their car.—
Leah Willingham,
Fortune,
26 Feb. 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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The blockaders, led by a charismatic Pacheedaht elder named Bill Jones, had built little utopian encampments throughout the forest, drawing people from all over Canada.—
Robert Moor,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Born in India, Khot came to the United States 30 years ago with his parents, who emphasized education and respect for elders.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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Our antiheroine deals with these indignities by developing an erotic obsession with the department’s new, also-married hire, Vladimir (Leo Woodall).—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Mar. 2026
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Jonas also created the series, writing and executive producing, bringing the book’s erotic charge and its sense of shifting reality to the streamer.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2026
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Right now, the market is ripe, so much so that TJX is having to tap the brakes, according to Herrman.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2026
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Avoid storing ripe bananas next to unripe ones.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Adult.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adult. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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