1
as in adulthood
the state of being fully grown or developed
people are legally considered to have reached maturity at the age of 18 in the United States
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2
as in age
the state of being an old person
special senior citizen discounts are one advantage of maturity
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Recent Examples of maturity
Like the quest for maturity, understanding and finding your place in the world, should be rites of passage meant only for high school students or people not much older.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2025
The stable outlook also factors in Fitch’s expectation of gross debt reduction, including repayment of all 2026 notes at maturity ($7.95 billion).
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 1 July 2025
Fixed income assets with short duration also tend to have shorter maturities.
—Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 1 July 2025
His elite skating ability translates on both ends of the ice, and his maturity, despite being on the younger side of this draft class, is clear.
—Scott Powers, New York Times, 27 June 2025
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2025
The stable outlook also factors in Fitch’s expectation of gross debt reduction, including repayment of all 2026 notes at maturity ($7.95 billion).
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 1 July 2025
Fixed income assets with short duration also tend to have shorter maturities.
—Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 1 July 2025
His elite skating ability translates on both ends of the ice, and his maturity, despite being on the younger side of this draft class, is clear.
—Scott Powers, New York Times, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maturity
age
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Plastic, of course, takes ages to break down, and only a small percentage of the world’s plastic is successfully recycled.—
LEW SICHELMAN,
Miami Herald,
10 July 2025
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Holmes said the Disney+ and ITV audience bases are complementary, rattling off stats including that less than 10% of Disney+’s audience is over the age of 55, while for ITV the figure is around 40%.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
10 July 2025
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“Maturity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maturity. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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