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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
There are shades of coming-of-age greats like Richard Linklater’s movies and Stand by Me in the small-town, summertime adventure that unfolds.
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Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
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Theft, Abdulrazak Gurnah (March 18)
Nobel Prize-winner Abdulrazak Gurnah’s twelfth book, Theft, is a coming-of-age story set in Tanzania at the turn of the century.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 1 Mar. 2025
The coming-of-age tearjerker follows their relationship as Landon learns that Jamie is living with leukemia and nearing the end of her life.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
The previous year, Indian Paintbrush (which also recently financed Aubrey Plaza’s coming-of-age dramedy My Old Ass) announced Galerie, a subscription- model digital film club featuring screenings, discussions and exhibits examining cinema.
—Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
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Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
Buy Now: Early Thirties on Bookshop | Amazon | Barnes & Noble
Theft, Abdulrazak Gurnah (March 18)
Nobel Prize-winner Abdulrazak Gurnah’s twelfth book, Theft, is a coming-of-age story set in Tanzania at the turn of the century.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 1 Mar. 2025
The coming-of-age tearjerker follows their relationship as Landon learns that Jamie is living with leukemia and nearing the end of her life.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
The previous year, Indian Paintbrush (which also recently financed Aubrey Plaza’s coming-of-age dramedy My Old Ass) announced Galerie, a subscription- model digital film club featuring screenings, discussions and exhibits examining cinema.
—Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coming-of-age
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This principle has driven the development of billion- and trillion-parameter transformer models that form the backbone of modern AI systems.—
Greg Licholai MD,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Kydd will join as co-founder, president, head of business development and International at Tastemade.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
12 Mar. 2025
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The high desert environment in New Mexico creates wide temperature fluctuations, allowing for accelerated maturation.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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The distiller’s beer, as it’s known at that point, is then double distilled in pot stills and aged in new charred and toasted American oak barrels (the same type that are used for bourbon), before sometimes getting a secondary maturation.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
17 Mar. 2025
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Rather than signaling academic stamina alone, these meaningful experiences illustrate maturity, purpose, and a student’s potential for significant contributions to college communities.—
Ray Ravaglia,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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The minute the show ends, gossip starts about a rare new sensibility, someone with incredible maturity.—
Sarah Mower,
Vogue,
9 Mar. 2025
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The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta expects that the U.S. economy will see a 2.4% decline in growth in the U.S economy in the quarter ended March 31, based on its latest estimate on March 6.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
16 Mar. 2025
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Properly cleaning your feeders is vital in protecting the health and growth of birds in your area and beyond.—
Abby Fribush,
Southern Living,
16 Mar. 2025
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Future studies may also explore whether other highly skilled vocal mimics, such as lyrebirds, share similar neural structures, offering further clues into the evolution of speech.—
Ella Jeffries,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Mar. 2025
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One of the best parts about being a fan of a megastar is watching their fashion evolution in real time.—
Robyn Merrett,
StyleCaster,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Coming-of-age.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coming-of-age. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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