as in adulthood
the period in a person's life from about age 40 to about age 60
as our generation approaches middle age When he reached middle age, he became suddenly obsessed with reliving his carefree college years.
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Recent Examples of middle age
During middle age, researchers considered household resources like magazine subscriptions, dictionaries, and library cards, and how often the participants visited a museum or library.
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Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 17 Feb. 2026
Currently, student loan repayment plans typically range from 10 to 25 years — which already results in people bringing education debt into middle age and beyond.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
In middle age, though, the only seaway Melville encountered was the brackish Hudson and his journeys consisted of tabulating the wool unloaded from Manchester, rum from Havana, and tea from Calcutta.
—Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026
By 2040, the then-middle age generation is expected to rake in $74 trillion in income.
—Essence, 1 Jan. 2026
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Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 17 Feb. 2026
Currently, student loan repayment plans typically range from 10 to 25 years — which already results in people bringing education debt into middle age and beyond.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
In middle age, though, the only seaway Melville encountered was the brackish Hudson and his journeys consisted of tabulating the wool unloaded from Manchester, rum from Havana, and tea from Calcutta.
—Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026
By 2040, the then-middle age generation is expected to rake in $74 trillion in income.
—Essence, 1 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for middle age
Noun
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Brimming with spiritualism and sensuality, this neo-gothic story navigates the terrain between life and death, and between childhood and adulthood.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Without it, the custodial parent retains the right to claim the child, even if the noncustodial parent continues paying support into adulthood.—
Jenni Fink,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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When a species takes a century just to reach maturity, every individual matters.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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Resiliency has become a moral injunction — a signal of maturity and strength.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Middle age.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middle%20age. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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