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the time when a person becomes an adult
The film is about a young man's coming-of-age.
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Like Demon Slayer and Attack on Titan before it, the Chainsaw Man TV series, which is streaming on Crunchyroll and Hulu, is part supernatural horror, part coming-of-age story.
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Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
ParaNorman uses familiar horror tropes to tell a coming-of-age story that's surprisingly resonant for all ages.
—Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
Cleverly playing with taboo, Iglesias’s debut proves an insightful, captivating look into the darker corners of grief through the familiar lens of a coming-of-age narrative.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
This Reagan-era standout brought the over-the-top gore but also plenty of camp in a coming-of-age story with teens becoming bloodsuckers.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
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Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
ParaNorman uses familiar horror tropes to tell a coming-of-age story that's surprisingly resonant for all ages.
—Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
Cleverly playing with taboo, Iglesias’s debut proves an insightful, captivating look into the darker corners of grief through the familiar lens of a coming-of-age narrative.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
This Reagan-era standout brought the over-the-top gore but also plenty of camp in a coming-of-age story with teens becoming bloodsuckers.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coming-of-age
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In children and adolescents, physical activity promotes bone health; encourages healthy growth and the development of muscle; and improves motor and cognitive development.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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By 2030, the country’s developer community will outgrow that of the US, according to GitHub — potentially threatening the nation’s long-standing lead in software development.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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Teaninich 8 Year Old ‘Daring Rye’ is a single grain whisky made with rye in the mashbill—uncommon but not unheard of in scotch whisky—giving it nice spice notes along with classic flavors picked up from its maturation in bourbon barrels.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
31 Oct. 2025
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Whether that prediction proves accurate will depend on both technological maturation and corporate America's willingness to embrace programmable money for mission-critical financial operations.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Readiness depends more on your child’s maturity and responsibility than on their age.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
30 Oct. 2025
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Several online questioned the motivation and maturity of those selected for this season, as well as whether their backgrounds (and their dating histories) were actually vetted.—
Amina Kilpatrick,
NBC news,
29 Oct. 2025
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These incremental steps have helped the coffee chain stem a sales decline in China since earlier this year, with comparable sales returning to growth in the past two quarters.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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In the short run, that can put a pinch on job growth.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Front-foot defending and slick attacking interplay, especially on the left flank, has been the blueprint over the past few seasons, but there are signs of evolution.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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Unfortunately, crayons don’t exactly factor very heavily into natural selection and evolution.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Coming-of-age.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coming-of-age. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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