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the time when a person becomes an adult
The film is about a young man's coming-of-age.
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Recent Examples of coming-of-age
Cutting between the two timelines, Washington Black bears witness simultaneously to the very first steps in Wash’s adolescent coming-of-age, and the finishing stages of it.
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2025
While phantoms of female anxiety, emotion, and pain proliferate across each timeline, Alma, Erika, Angelika, and Lenka articulate their own budding coming-of-age achingly, exquisitely.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 21 July 2025
From detailing the coming-of-age process to highlighting harsh realities, the group tells their own story.
—Olivia Munson, USA Today, 21 July 2025
But for Rosas, and anyone who’s followed his career to date, the character is a familiar one, developed across 12 years and three short films along a coming-of-age arc roughly akin to François Truffaut’s Antoine Doinel.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 10 July 2025
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2025
While phantoms of female anxiety, emotion, and pain proliferate across each timeline, Alma, Erika, Angelika, and Lenka articulate their own budding coming-of-age achingly, exquisitely.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 21 July 2025
From detailing the coming-of-age process to highlighting harsh realities, the group tells their own story.
—Olivia Munson, USA Today, 21 July 2025
But for Rosas, and anyone who’s followed his career to date, the character is a familiar one, developed across 12 years and three short films along a coming-of-age arc roughly akin to François Truffaut’s Antoine Doinel.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coming-of-age
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In true Georgia fashion, this development is insane.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
23 July 2025
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They were designed with full knowledge of brain development, dopamine circuits, motivation, insecurity.—
Eileen Finan,
People.com,
22 July 2025
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Often, the best players get a big chunk of their minor-league maturation at Double-A and then make a pit stop at Triple-A.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
23 July 2025
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This expression offers a dry, oxidative Sherry character enhanced by accelerated tropical maturation.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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And there was no way someone who lacked maturity could juggle a show with strong personalities like former NBA players Nick Young, Kenyon Martin, Rashad McCants and Brandon Jennings as panelists.—
Jason Jones,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
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Based on years of observation as an educator, my opinion is that by the age of 16, a majority of females demonstrate maturity sufficient to make rational decisions.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Aug. 2025
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Once contained to local disputes resolved between communities, the violence has exploded into mass killings fueled by population growth, the climate crisis, and the collapse of traditional peacemaking.—
Emmanuel Akinwotu,
NPR,
26 July 2025
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Tie the stems loosely so their bindings don’t constrict plant movement or growth, and add extra ties if needed to make your plants extra secure.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 July 2025
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That dual focus — speed and strategy, data and decisions — is already informing the evolution of agentic AI platforms.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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With fabrics that provide 4-way stretch, wicking, UPF protection and water repellency, the fall collection showcases Wrangler’s continued evolution into high-performance, functional apparel designed for the demands of diverse environments.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
31 July 2025
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“Coming-of-age.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coming-of-age. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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