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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The game of youth, then middle age, are gone to us at some point.
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Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2024
In contrast to the typical runner’s log, Gardner’s specifics of time and distance are only proxies for musings on the companionship of his training partners or, as middle age slows his pace, on the undeniability of his eventual death.
—Amanda Parrish Morgan, The Atlantic, 23 July 2024
When entering middle age, most healthy, active people gain body fat.
—Christie Aschwanden, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
From the cynicism and compromises of middle age, the show wends its way back to the innocence and idealism of young adulthood.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
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Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2024
In contrast to the typical runner’s log, Gardner’s specifics of time and distance are only proxies for musings on the companionship of his training partners or, as middle age slows his pace, on the undeniability of his eventual death.
—Amanda Parrish Morgan, The Atlantic, 23 July 2024
When entering middle age, most healthy, active people gain body fat.
—Christie Aschwanden, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
From the cynicism and compromises of middle age, the show wends its way back to the innocence and idealism of young adulthood.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
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“Middle age.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middle%20age. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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