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 Newcomer Mia Tharia’s Josie is a sickly genius who’s invariably kind to Klara and precociously self-aware in the vein of YA teen heroes everywhere. — Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026 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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  • As speaker, Bacon will oversee a 49-member Democratic supermajority in the House when the legislature reconvenes early next year.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Study participants who drank warm water were also able to pass gas significantly earlier than those who did not.
    — Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 8 Nov. 2026

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“Precociously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precociously. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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