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
Acetylcholine levels typically begin a gradual decline around middle age.
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Jon Hamilton, NPR, 22 Oct. 2025
Though still watchable well into middle age, DiCaprio is no longer, on his own, an excuse to visit the cinema.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
That came out of that climate of being in middle age, still having parents, having small children.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2025
But from middle age to retirement age of 65, there is considerable loss, and then the loss steepens in the 70s as if falling off a cliff.
—Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Sep. 2025
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Jon Hamilton, NPR, 22 Oct. 2025
Though still watchable well into middle age, DiCaprio is no longer, on his own, an excuse to visit the cinema.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
That came out of that climate of being in middle age, still having parents, having small children.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2025
But from middle age to retirement age of 65, there is considerable loss, and then the loss steepens in the 70s as if falling off a cliff.
—Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for middle age
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Many young consumers, already juggling high costs for food, rent, and education, and crushed by an unsympathetic labor market, are entering adulthood with the self-care budget of a socialite twice their age.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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Chromakopia finds Tyler, the Creator grappling with the realities of adulthood, and takes on a distinctly narrative approach.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
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That move, however, allowed the giant exhibitor to fully redeem all of its 2026 debt maturities.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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Then, as Saturn stations direct in your relationship sector, emotional maturity becomes nonnegotiable.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Middle age.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middle%20age. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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