coming-of-age
noun
com·ing-of-age
ˈkə-miŋ-əv-ˈāj 
: the attainment of prominence, respectability, recognition, or maturity
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The film portrays the coming-of-age journey of 20-year-old Jone who experiences her first love amid the unexpected acceleration of her father’s Parkinson’s disease.
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Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025
The coming-of-age comparison is apt: Mickey 17 came to fruition as Bong stood at something of a crossroads in his career.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
While at the premiere, Levi did his first red carpet interview, chatting with PEOPLE about his upcoming acting debut in the coming-of-age film Way of the Warrior Kid.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Shakespearean undercurrents provide the pulse of the narrative, a cat fight for the throne of a pride of lions on an African savanna alongside a coming-of-age cat tale.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
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Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025
The coming-of-age comparison is apt: Mickey 17 came to fruition as Bong stood at something of a crossroads in his career.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
While at the premiere, Levi did his first red carpet interview, chatting with PEOPLE about his upcoming acting debut in the coming-of-age film Way of the Warrior Kid.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Shakespearean undercurrents provide the pulse of the narrative, a cat fight for the throne of a pride of lions on an African savanna alongside a coming-of-age cat tale.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for coming-of-age
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“Coming-of-age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coming-of-age. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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