as in adulthood
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Recent Examples of midlife
Research has shown that drinking 2 to 4 cups of coffee in midlife increased the likelihood of women reaching age 70 without being plagued with chronic conditions.
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Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 2 Aug. 2025
In fact, the peeing-flames infection can often surface in midlife, starting around perimenopause (a.k.a.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 1 Aug. 2025
Although many adults begin to mentally slow down in midlife, researchers found that people over 50 who participated in SNAP, which helps people with low incomes afford groceries, had a 10% slower rate of decline in their memory and thinking skills compared with their peers.
—Liz Szabo, NBC news, 30 July 2025
And now, in midlife, painting has become more than a hobby.
—Essence, 28 July 2025
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Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 2 Aug. 2025
In fact, the peeing-flames infection can often surface in midlife, starting around perimenopause (a.k.a.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 1 Aug. 2025
Although many adults begin to mentally slow down in midlife, researchers found that people over 50 who participated in SNAP, which helps people with low incomes afford groceries, had a 10% slower rate of decline in their memory and thinking skills compared with their peers.
—Liz Szabo, NBC news, 30 July 2025
And now, in midlife, painting has become more than a hobby.
—Essence, 28 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for midlife
Noun
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The best essays reveal a student’s intellectual curiosity, emotional maturity, and sense of purpose.—
Liz Doe Stone,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Podcasts are adulting, in other words, which signals the medium’s maturity and increasing dominance.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This is particularly true of inmates who are middle age and older because the diagnostic tools were not as sophisticated during their childhoods.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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Now in middle age, Leanne’s life as she’s known it (the sitcom version, at least) has been turned upside down.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
31 July 2025
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“Midlife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midlife. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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