as in adults
a fully grown person
once you turn 12, you get to eat with the grown-ups at Thanksgiving
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adults
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Harriet Wallace, who works for a Nashville social services agency, said police and firefighters were visiting homes to check on older adults whose relatives couldn't reach them by phone.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026 -
Parents and adults are not working.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Grown-ups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grown-ups. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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