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Recent Examples of immaturity
The level of immaturity from a grown man his age should be studied.
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Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Instead of treating youth anxiety as immaturity, this narrative shift reframes it as responsibility.
—Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
And, in the Japanese dub, the pairs’ voice actors Kikunosuke Toya and Reina Ueda do a fantastic job, emphasizing Denji and Reze’s immaturity and hesitation in this burgeoning relationship.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2025
Inevitably, most of the names are defensive-minded players, but the fact that Cole Palmer, Enzo Fernandez and Jackson have all been booked most for dissent out of all the categories highlights some of the immaturity in the ranks.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
This affair is just another example of Adam’s bewildering emotional immaturity.
—Sarah John, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
Coach Billy Napier’s team blended play-calling staleness, horrendous clock management, defensive containment issues and overall immaturity.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Mature Operational Processes To Prevent Deployment Gaps Technical issues, such as a node failure that results in a catastrophic, systemwide outage, are the result of process immaturity.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
South said that while the rise of some of these roles could also be a symptom of our immaturity with AI rather than a direct need for this work, the C-suite will still have to take on new responsibilities in the AI age.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2025
Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Instead of treating youth anxiety as immaturity, this narrative shift reframes it as responsibility.
—Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
And, in the Japanese dub, the pairs’ voice actors Kikunosuke Toya and Reina Ueda do a fantastic job, emphasizing Denji and Reze’s immaturity and hesitation in this burgeoning relationship.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2025
Inevitably, most of the names are defensive-minded players, but the fact that Cole Palmer, Enzo Fernandez and Jackson have all been booked most for dissent out of all the categories highlights some of the immaturity in the ranks.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
This affair is just another example of Adam’s bewildering emotional immaturity.
—Sarah John, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
Coach Billy Napier’s team blended play-calling staleness, horrendous clock management, defensive containment issues and overall immaturity.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Mature Operational Processes To Prevent Deployment Gaps Technical issues, such as a node failure that results in a catastrophic, systemwide outage, are the result of process immaturity.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
South said that while the rise of some of these roles could also be a symptom of our immaturity with AI rather than a direct need for this work, the C-suite will still have to take on new responsibilities in the AI age.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for immaturity
Noun
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But as childhood faded into adolescence, the piano became less a place of play and more a refuge.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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Maybe the trailing parent is simply the next logical step in an era when adolescence stretches longer.—
Russell Shaw,
The Atlantic,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Without the requirement to protect majority-minority districts, Republicans would have far greater freedom to redraw congressional maps in ways that dilute the voting power of Black and other minority communities—areas that tend to favor Democrats.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Simply stated, the filibuster lets a minority number of senators block passage of a bill until 60 of 100 of the full Senate agree to limit debate on legislation – a process known as cloture – and allow passage to proceed.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Swain and the Houlihan Lokey team view the area, still in its infancy, as a huge field for lucrative fundraising and investment-banking business.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
1 Nov. 2025
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My first visit to Parrot Cay was a little over a decade ago, when the idea of elevated resort dining was still in its infancy.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Immaturity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immaturity. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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