as in maturities
the state of being fully grown or developed
the period between childhood and adulthood is called adolescence
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Recent Examples of adulthoods
Neighborhoods are highly segregated by race and income, the data shows, meaning kids who grew up just blocks apart can expect wildly different adulthoods.
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Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2025
McCurdy and Stoner each end their memoirs proud of having emerged into saner adulthoods.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2025
McCurdy and Stoner each end their memoirs proud of having emerged into saner adulthoods.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adulthoods
maturities
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Your stockbroker will offer 50 or so issues, with maturities available in most of the years between 2027 and 2056.—
William Baldwin,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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Macy’s has no material long-term debt maturities until 2030.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
3 June 2026
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“Adulthoods.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adulthoods. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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