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Recent Examples of precocious In this tender début novel, Daniel, the precocious pre-teen protagonist, comes of age in rural England. The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025 Each midge follows its own timeline, with late bloomers waiting longer than their precocious counterparts to bed down for the winter. Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 8 Mar. 2025 The reveal that precocious little Maisie Lockwood is actually a clone gives a human face to the vague ethical quandary Fallen Kingdom feints at. James Grebey, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025 Julie Andrews as Maria Andrews starred as Maria, the precocious and inspirational governess who helps the von Trapp kids learn to embrace music and family — and later becomes their stepmother. Keith Langston, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for precocious
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  • As German immigrants came to the U.S., pretzels became a staple here in the early 1700s.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Tiger, who played college football at Princeton, was one of the 14 victims killed in the early hours of New Year's Day on Bourbon Street.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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  • What’s more, a 2019 study in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine found that diets adequate in vitamin A, vitamin K, magnesium, zinc, and copper were associated with a lower risk of premature death—but only if those vitamins came from food rather than supplements.
    Caroline Tien, SELF, 28 Apr. 2025
  • The judge said those arguments brought by Democrats were either premature or should be brought by states instead.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 25 Apr. 2025
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  • Aaron Rodgers clearly enjoys holding the NFL hostage: The NFL’s lamest offseason storyline had a new – but not unexpected – twist Thursday when Aaron Rodgers had thoughts on the New York Jets and new head coach Aaron Glenn.
    Jim Reineking, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Friends are stunned when unexpected companions join them on safari.
    FOXNews.com, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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  • And then all of the sudden all of these people come over and start dropping turkey and stuffing all over the ground.
    Raven Brunner, People.com, 1 May 2025
  • Then, all of a sudden, one of those teams had one of the top five players in the league fall right in its lap.
    Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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  • Prince died following an accidental fentanyl overdose in 2016 Comments Prince has been widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of all time and his untimely death in 2016 shocked the world.
    Alex Gurley, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Yet despite his untimely death, Robinson deserves recognition not only for his athletic accomplishments but also for his commitment to equality.
    Michael Higginbotham, Baltimore Sun, 16 Apr. 2025

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“Precocious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precocious. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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