precociously

as in early
before the usual or expected time precociously turning gray at the age of 30, she decided to color her hair

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Recent Examples of precociously And that is while seeing a player as precociously gifted as Yamal fast-tracked into the senior squad, a European champion and now a world champion who only turned 19 last week. Oliver Kay, New York Times, 20 July 2026 Students at the Harlem Community Art Center (HCAC)—a vibrant hub for Black creatives like Chicago’s South Side Community Art Center—included the precociously talented teenagers Robert Blackburn and Jacob Lawrence. John P. Murphy, ARTnews.com, 5 Apr. 2026 Acutis was precociously savvy with computers before the social media era, reading college-level textbooks on programming and coding as a youngster. Jessie Wardarski, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
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  • Cheogyal managed to leave by air with travel documents earlier this year.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Right-hander Brett Kerry gave up one run over four innings after he was recalled earlier Saturday.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026

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“Precociously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precociously. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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