as in adulthood
the period in a person's life from about age 40 to about age 60
as our generation approaches middle age When he reached middle age, he became suddenly obsessed with reliving his carefree college years.
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Recent Examples of middle age
The new recruits include men in middle age — even late middle age — who are alarmed and wanting to do something.
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 21 Apr. 2025
The idea behind the games is to promote middle age and elderly athletes to continue their sports competition careers and promote better health.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 23 May 2025
Though Malkmus has maintained much of his lean, boyish West Coast cool, even edging toward late middle age, the quintet looks older and wiser, no longer burdened by their uncomfortable relationship with success.
—Scott Tobias, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
Instead, Chernow devotes a hefty portion of his 1,039 pages (excluding notes) to Twain’s personal tribulations, a depressing series of bungles and calamities starting in the author’s middle age.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 9 May 2025
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 21 Apr. 2025
The idea behind the games is to promote middle age and elderly athletes to continue their sports competition careers and promote better health.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 23 May 2025
Though Malkmus has maintained much of his lean, boyish West Coast cool, even edging toward late middle age, the quintet looks older and wiser, no longer burdened by their uncomfortable relationship with success.
—Scott Tobias, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
Instead, Chernow devotes a hefty portion of his 1,039 pages (excluding notes) to Twain’s personal tribulations, a depressing series of bungles and calamities starting in the author’s middle age.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for middle age
maturity
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Gallegos recommends investors consider investment grade credits in the BBB class, between one and five years in terms of maturity (the average maturity is approximately three years), and where yields are near 5%.—
Eric Rosenbaum,
CNBC,
2 June 2025
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He’s gained maturity and perspective by going through hell and back a couple times on the way to getting clean and sober; and he’s developed even more of both via fatherhood and, more recently, grandfatherhood.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
1 June 2025
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“Middle age.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middle%20age. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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