as in grown-ups
a fully grown person
at the beach, the adults sat under broad umbrellas while the children splashed in the water
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Recent Examples of adults
Seeing people of all ages at the show was incredible — young kids, adults, seniors, even people in their 80s and 90s.
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Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
The study was the largest clinical trial of exercise ever for adults with mild cognitive impairment.
—Arianna Huffington, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
Forty-three percent of US adults say as much, according to new polling from Gallup.
—Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2025
While adults reach for conchas, galletas are the pan dulce most kids beg for.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
In 2022 and 2023, 25% of adults with mental illness reported an unmet need for mental health treatment, about 77% of adults with substance use disorder didn’t receive help and around 9% of adults with mental illness were uninsured.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
In 2024, according to the Pew Research Center, just over a quarter of adults aged eighteen to sixty-five in the United States reported getting their news in print some of the time.
—Joshua Finnell, JSTOR Daily, 1 Oct. 2025
Although gas prices are down year over year, 13% of the more than 1,000 adults polled by TD Bank said that gasoline was their top credit-card spending category.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
From children on the playground to adults simply trying to keep fit, there’s something understandable about lacing up your shoes and seeing how far your legs can take you.
—Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
The study was the largest clinical trial of exercise ever for adults with mild cognitive impairment.
—Arianna Huffington, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
Forty-three percent of US adults say as much, according to new polling from Gallup.
—Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2025
While adults reach for conchas, galletas are the pan dulce most kids beg for.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
In 2022 and 2023, 25% of adults with mental illness reported an unmet need for mental health treatment, about 77% of adults with substance use disorder didn’t receive help and around 9% of adults with mental illness were uninsured.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
In 2024, according to the Pew Research Center, just over a quarter of adults aged eighteen to sixty-five in the United States reported getting their news in print some of the time.
—Joshua Finnell, JSTOR Daily, 1 Oct. 2025
Although gas prices are down year over year, 13% of the more than 1,000 adults polled by TD Bank said that gasoline was their top credit-card spending category.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
From children on the playground to adults simply trying to keep fit, there’s something understandable about lacing up your shoes and seeing how far your legs can take you.
—Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adults
elders
Noun
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Gen Zers' social media- and internet-influenced subculture is changing language faster than their elders can keep up.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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Seek wisdom from mentors, elders, or even the younger version of yourself who still believed in magic.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Adults.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adults. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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