as in early
occurring before the usual or expected time
a precocious baldness makes him look older than he really is
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Recent Examples of precocious
Seriously though, with AR/VR fast becoming business essentials, maybe that precocious teen was way ahead of her time.
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Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
In recent years, artists like Key Glock and Eladio Carrión have made songs honoring The Viper and his precocious move-set.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 7 May 2025
While precocious puberty, which is the onset of puberty in girls younger than 8 and boys younger than 9, affects just 1% of U.S. children, girls nationwide are getting their first periods earlier and earlier.
—Lindsey Leake, NBC news, 7 May 2025
While the novelists at the book’s center are some of Williams' most beloved characters, readers also love Audre, Eva’s precocious tween daughter who serves as the unofficial therapist for students at her elite middle school.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 6 May 2025
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Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
In recent years, artists like Key Glock and Eladio Carrión have made songs honoring The Viper and his precocious move-set.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 7 May 2025
While precocious puberty, which is the onset of puberty in girls younger than 8 and boys younger than 9, affects just 1% of U.S. children, girls nationwide are getting their first periods earlier and earlier.
—Lindsey Leake, NBC news, 7 May 2025
While the novelists at the book’s center are some of Williams' most beloved characters, readers also love Audre, Eva’s precocious tween daughter who serves as the unofficial therapist for students at her elite middle school.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for precocious
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Not bad for a town that emerged originally as the terminus of industrial traffic along the Erie Canal in the early 1800s.—
David Allan,
CNN Money,
31 May 2025
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Executive function is crucial for learning and academic success, a variety of research has shown, and the gender gap in when children develop these skills explains much of the achievement gap in early elementary school.—
Claire Cain Miller,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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The premature leaf drop brought on by hot, dry weather is most pronounced on large-leafed, fast-growing shade trees such as cottonwoods, silver maples, catalpas, sycamores and mulberries, among others.—
Neil Sperry,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 May 2025
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The zero-emission requirements were expected to eliminate nearly 70,000 tons of smog-forming emissions and 4,500 tons of soot statewide by 2040, preventing more than 1,200 premature deaths and providing $13 billion in public health benefits, according to the California Air Resources Board.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
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In the middle of a seven-minute piece interpreted in an appropriately serious manner, Urie elicited unexpected giggles from the audience.—
Daniel Vaillancourt,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
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But during the appearance, an unexpected guest also got some attention from those gathered below!—
Jillian Frankel,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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The 2014 retirement of Malcolm (who died in 2017) and sudden spring 2016 departure of Johnson due to the risk of complete hearing loss threw shade on the future.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
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As guests hurried into the building to escape the sudden downpour — with a few leaving early, uncertain about how the rest of the day would unfold — Ashley had to think on her feet.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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Purdy, known to her family as Bez Purdy, was loved by the Broomfield community and had been a church warden for 20 years before her untimely death, per the statement.—
Lesley Cosme Torres,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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Random House, July 8 Image These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLean Alice Storm returns, reluctantly, to her estranged family’s Rhode Island estate after the untimely death of her billionaire father, Franklin.—
Laura Thompson,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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“Precocious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precocious. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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