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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The bill also allowed pharmacists to provide ivermectin, an anti-parasitic drug often prescribed for animals, over-the-counter to adults without a prescription.—
Ana Goñi-Lessan,
Sun Sentinel,
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Part of that was due to California’s growing senior citizen population — older adults are more likely to live alone or with just one other person.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Grown-ups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grown-ups. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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