1
as in adulthood
the state of being fully grown or developed
people are legally considered to have reached maturity at the age of 18 in the United States
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2
as in age
the state of being an old person
special senior citizen discounts are one advantage of maturity
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Recent Examples of maturity
And who band together with a cooperative politics of maturity for the public good.
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Steven W. Thrasher
june 26, Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
Verbeek emphasized the speed, size and maturity that Poehling and his other recent trade pickup, former New York Rangers winger Chris Kreider, brought to first-year coach Joel Quenneville’s mix.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 23 June 2025
That artistic plasticity is thanks in part to a simple guiding principle that speaks to the rapper, singer, dancer and producer's decade-plus in the industry — and a new sense of maturity he's unlocked only recently.
—Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 18 June 2025
As of Wednesday morning, average yields on Treasuries ranging in maturities from 3 months to 10 years were offering rates between 3.9% and 4.36%.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 18 June 2025
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Steven W. Thrasher
june 26, Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
Verbeek emphasized the speed, size and maturity that Poehling and his other recent trade pickup, former New York Rangers winger Chris Kreider, brought to first-year coach Joel Quenneville’s mix.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 23 June 2025
That artistic plasticity is thanks in part to a simple guiding principle that speaks to the rapper, singer, dancer and producer's decade-plus in the industry — and a new sense of maturity he's unlocked only recently.
—Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 18 June 2025
As of Wednesday morning, average yields on Treasuries ranging in maturities from 3 months to 10 years were offering rates between 3.9% and 4.36%.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 18 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for maturity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maturity
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Note: Watch Brielle Lubin in 2019, at age 14, discuss this issue.—
Glenn Llopis,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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The new warning label discloses the risk of myocarditis, which appeared in 8 cases per 1 million people who got the 2023-2024 COVID shots between the ages of 6 months and 64 years old, mostly commonly among males aged 12 to 24.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
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“Maturity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maturity. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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