| Once adulthood is reached, everyone has a fairly steady rate of calorie burn-up, called the metabolic rate. |
| Throughout adulthood, autonomy continues to develop whenever someone is challenged to act with a new level of self-reliance. |
| These scenes showcase the array of playthings abandoned by today's children in their rush to adulthood. |
| His mother took care of her nine children, only six of whom survived into adulthood. |
| For some the confidence of adolescence is replaced with questions and doubt, marking the transition to adulthood. |
| Under such circumstances, his survival into adulthood was by no means unremarkable. |
