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Recent Examples of midlife
One of the most striking patterns in midlife HS is that patients often describe symptoms as more disruptive—even when clinical severity hasn’t significantly worsened.
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Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 11 May 2026
But the science is moving in a direction that midlife adults watching their family history will want to follow.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
The film stars renegade country singer Elizabeth Cook as a fictionalized version of herself, portraying an artist navigating midlife while contending with an industry that has never fully embraced her.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
While bone density is built within the first few decades of your life, your skeletal system still requires care and close consideration well into midlife and beyond.
—Holly Carter, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
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Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 11 May 2026
But the science is moving in a direction that midlife adults watching their family history will want to follow.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
The film stars renegade country singer Elizabeth Cook as a fictionalized version of herself, portraying an artist navigating midlife while contending with an industry that has never fully embraced her.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
While bone density is built within the first few decades of your life, your skeletal system still requires care and close consideration well into midlife and beyond.
—Holly Carter, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for midlife
Noun
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Embracing adulthood after having her childhood and adolescence stolen likely demanded even more courage and resilience.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Punk Essays, is a coming-of-age collection of pop-culture criticism and personal narratives traversing the author’s formative years in South Gate, CA, through present day adulthood, navigating the center of being black, Latino, and a punk.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
Noun
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This can get very funny, depending on your maturity level and sense of humor.—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
19 May 2026
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Roughly 38% to 46% of contracts fall into low-maturity structures, lacking pricing transparency, benchmarking mechanisms or meaningful flexibility clauses.—
David Pennino,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Nothing says middle age quite like getting excited about the grocery store, but my latest find took me right back to childhood.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
18 May 2026
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For many young people, homebuying now seems an intangible fantasy reserved for middle age.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Despite the season’s shaky start, including an April frost that caused some producers to lose up to 20 percent of their fruit, 2021 offered a hot dry summer that allowed for full ripeness and potent concentration.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
15 May 2026
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Determining ripeness requires practice.—
Aly Walansky,
Southern Living,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Midlife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midlife. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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