as in adults
a fully grown person
once you turn 12, you get to eat with the grown-ups at Thanksgiving
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adults
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Jama chants echoed through the park while children danced alongside adults and passing pedestrians stopped to watch.
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His mission to catch adults who prey on children was launched when a friend in cybersecurity told him about the online danger.
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“Grown-ups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grown-ups. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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