as in adulthood
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Recent Examples of midlife
Is that really important in the midlife window?
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Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 27 Jan. 2026
More studies are needed on whether language lessons help people in midlife and beyond maintain some cognitive abilities.
—Stephen Wade, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Participants were generally healthy in midlife, with low rates of diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, and stroke, which may have influenced the positive outcomes.
—Julia Ries Wexler, Health, 9 Jan. 2026
Some difficult feelings that people often chalk up to normal midlife struggles — loss of confidence, trouble concentrating — may in fact be signs of depression.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 16 Dec. 2025
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Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 27 Jan. 2026
More studies are needed on whether language lessons help people in midlife and beyond maintain some cognitive abilities.
—Stephen Wade, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Participants were generally healthy in midlife, with low rates of diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, and stroke, which may have influenced the positive outcomes.
—Julia Ries Wexler, Health, 9 Jan. 2026
Some difficult feelings that people often chalk up to normal midlife struggles — loss of confidence, trouble concentrating — may in fact be signs of depression.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 16 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for midlife
Noun
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Developmental research has long shown that the prefrontal cortex, responsible for planning, judgment, and impulse control, remains under construction well into early adulthood.—
Dr. Liz Doe Stone,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The observational research revealed that consistent heavy drinking over adulthood was linked to a higher risk of colorectal cancer, especially rectal cancer.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Instructors emphasize that maturity and discipline are significant assets for clinical training.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
3 Feb. 2026
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College coaches would rather fill holes on their rosters with 22- and 23-year-old players with years of maturity and experience over developing incoming freshman.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Feb. 2026
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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,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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By 2040, the then-middle age generation is expected to rake in $74 trillion in income.—
Essence,
Essence,
1 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The amount of fiber and resistant starch available depends on ripeness, with underripe plantains having the most.—
Angelica Bottaro,
Verywell Health,
30 Jan. 2026
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Shaun King, chef de cuisine at Uchi’s Charlotte, North Carolina, location, notes that peas are frozen at peak ripeness, which preserves both sweetness and nutrients.—
Amber Love Bond,
Southern Living,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Midlife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midlife. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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