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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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Recent Examples of coming-of-age
Part domestic drama, part horror, part coming-of-age film, with all the visual trappings of each of them.
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Adam Solomons, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
At its heart, Labyrinth is the story of a teenage girl traversing an eerie, dream-like fantasy world on her quest to save her brother from the enigmatic Goblin King, Jareth, while embarking on her own coming-of-age journey.
—Logan Karlie
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Rob Reiner’s 1986 adaptation of Stephen King’s novella The Body was an instant coming-of-age classic, and continues to reach new generations each year.
—Sezin Devi Koehler September 1, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Suggested by the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, the musical follows her coming-of-age story alongside her demanding stage mother Rose in the 1920s and ’30s.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
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Adam Solomons, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
At its heart, Labyrinth is the story of a teenage girl traversing an eerie, dream-like fantasy world on her quest to save her brother from the enigmatic Goblin King, Jareth, while embarking on her own coming-of-age journey.
—Logan Karlie
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Rob Reiner’s 1986 adaptation of Stephen King’s novella The Body was an instant coming-of-age classic, and continues to reach new generations each year.
—Sezin Devi Koehler September 1, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Suggested by the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, the musical follows her coming-of-age story alongside her demanding stage mother Rose in the 1920s and ’30s.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coming-of-age
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Bright said health care and economic development are also high on his list of priorities.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Sep. 2025
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That the Chiefs could hardly bother Herbert without blitzing — and often not even then — was the most alarming development of the night for KC.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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Research suggests this disruption may stem from alterations in normal neurodevelopmental processes that happen as adolescents mature — especially since the higher end of the typical age range of onset is when the brain completes maturation, D’Souza said.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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There are as many as 9000 genes that seem to be involved in regenerating an amputated eye in the snails, reducing down to 1,175 genes by the 28th day of the process, so complete maturation of the new eyes might take longer.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
31 Aug. 2025
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Yields on 30-year US Treasurys neared 5%, Japan saw 20-year and 30-year yields jump, and long-maturity British, French, and German bonds all slumped.—
Tasneem Nashrulla,
semafor.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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As for bonds, Bilkie said, investors may want to keep a mix of maturities, essentially having an equal portion in short term, intermediate term, and long-term bond funds.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Rather than competing on spend, Olson has centered PacSun’s growth on listening, embedding the customer voice into decisions across product, marketing, and data.—
Jamie Gutfreund,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The team behind the research noted that many of these genes are tied to developmental delay, which may have played a role in the slower pace of postnatal brain growth in humans compared to chimpanzees.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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This evolution in masculinity, where vulnerability and authenticity are valued, moves away from the restrictive path in which the men interviewed by USA TODAY were raised.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Leaning into its own evolution over retro homage or elegant pastiche, Art of Vengeance shows the value that a two-dimensional platformer can have at a time when exorbitant AAA games all suffer from overly ambitious bloat.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
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