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noun

  • People in the life stage between adolescence and middle age, typically ranging from their late teens or early twenties to their late thirties.

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Sharp said the findings among young adults aged 16-29 were the most concerning as they had higher levels of takeaway use, tended to "buy lunch on the go" and served themselves larger portions.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

To conduct the study, the team examined functional brain connectivity in 20 different mouse models and analyzed brain scans from 940 children and young adults with autism.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

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Possible Synonyms

  • the brunch crowd
  • the in-betweeners
  • newly-minted grown-ups
  • thirty-somethings
  • post-adolescents

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other words

  • boomers
  • the retirement set
  • old-timers
  • the older generation
  • middle-aged people

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