of age

idiom

: having existed for a specified period of time
The student was 20 years of age.

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The first dose is given within 24 hours of birth, the second is given one to two months after and the third dose is given between 6 and 18 months of age. Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025 Nowhere is the strain of age and visitor impact more palpable than at the Louvre. Lindsey Tramuta, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2025 The study followed 2,750 cognitively healthy older adults averaging 70 years of age over a period of more than 5-½ years. Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025 In clinical studies, getting an MMRV vaccine for the first dose around 12 months of age approximately doubled the risk a child would have a febrile seizure, compared with getting the MMR and varicella vaccines separately. Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for of age

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“Of age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20age. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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