coming-of-age
noun
com·ing-of-age
ˈkə-miŋ-əv-ˈāj 
: the attainment of prominence, respectability, recognition, or maturity
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Long before Jesse Eisenberg and Sebastian Stan both earned 2025 Golden Globe Awards nominations, the pair appeared together in an indie coming-of-age drama that marked the directorial debut of rocker Fred Durst.
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Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2025
The coming-of-age film tells the story of Jane and Ann, two teenage daughters of police officers living in the same police flat complex where hundreds of police families reside.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2025
Both the National Book Award-winning novel and 2003 coming-of-age feature centered on Stanley Yelnats, a teenage boy sent to Camp Green Lake, a barren correctional boot camp in Texas, after he's falsely accused of theft.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 8 Jan. 2025
To All The Boys spinoff XO, Kitty returns for another season of endearing coming-of-age romances and is bringing Noah Centineo back to his role as the Internet’s favorite boyfriend Peter Kavinsky.
—refinery29.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2025
The coming-of-age film tells the story of Jane and Ann, two teenage daughters of police officers living in the same police flat complex where hundreds of police families reside.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2025
Both the National Book Award-winning novel and 2003 coming-of-age feature centered on Stanley Yelnats, a teenage boy sent to Camp Green Lake, a barren correctional boot camp in Texas, after he's falsely accused of theft.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 8 Jan. 2025
To All The Boys spinoff XO, Kitty returns for another season of endearing coming-of-age romances and is bringing Noah Centineo back to his role as the Internet’s favorite boyfriend Peter Kavinsky.
—refinery29.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Coming-of-age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coming-of-age. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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