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as in childhood
the state or time of being a child
the short stories of the novelist's nonage have only recently been discovered by scholars
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as in adolescence
the transitional period between childhood and adulthood
the indiscretions of his long-ago nonage have come back to haunt him now that he's a serious presidential contender
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Noun
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Dwayne Belfield, 41, was a regular customer since childhood at Exclusive Styles barber shop on Church Ave.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
13 July 2025 -
Written and directed by Embeth Davidtz based on Alexandra Fuller’s memoir of her childhood on a family farm in Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) at the end of the Zimbabwean War for independence in 1980.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
13 July 2025
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Hyperhidrosis can occur without an obvious trigger—often starting in adolescence or early adulthood—and can persist for years without a clear cause.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Time,
7 July 2025
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The church’s ritual of confirmation, which marks the passage from adolescence into adulthood, also acquired legal status.—
Thomas A. DuBois,
The Conversation,
27 June 2025
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The riverbanks and hills of Kerr County are filled with vacation cabins, youth camps and campgrounds, including Camp Mystic, the century-old, all-girls Christian summer camp.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
14 July 2025
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The filmmaker’s previous visit earned him a youth jury prize, a bottle of absinthe for the festival’s wildest Q&A, and, more importantly, industry connections that shaped his next project.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
14 July 2025
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“Nonage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonage. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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