Definition of maturitynext
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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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Recent Examples of maturity Customers will then be better able to compare Nvidia and AMD on total cost of ownership, software maturity, and delivery reliability rather than availability alone. Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 Yet the popular mobilization, combined with the anti-corruption inquiry that seeks to validate some of its core claims, is evidence of democratic maturity. Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026 More than half of the roughly $100 billion in securitized commercial mortgages coming due in 2026 are projected to fail to pay off at maturity. Anisha Steephen, Time, 21 July 2026 Italy is represented in the competition with Tommaso Usberti’s Prima della Guerra, described as an intense coming-of-age story set in the Po Valley addressing contemporary masculinity with extraordinary maturity. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for maturity
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  • While fashion has a way of chasing the fountain of youth, Kate Spade might have a particular claim on the future consumer as its mix of whimsy and chic has a natural appeal for those moving into adulthood.
    Evan Clark, Footwear News, 21 July 2026
  • Elsewhere, the attempts to push the beloved main characters of the first series (minus Suki, inexplicably absent) into adulthood yield mostly disappointing results.
    Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 20 July 2026
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  • Hagel has, amazingly, turned into one of the best wings in hockey with his top comp being Mark Stone at the same age.
    Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • More than 2,000 volunteers are helping Polish scientists restore the skeleton of the Mastodonsaurus, a fearsome aquatic predator from around the dawn of the dinosaur age.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026

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“Maturity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maturity. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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