Age and Phase

Age

Age noun - An extent of time associated with a particular person or thing.

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Phase and age are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Phase" instead a noun "Age".

Nearby Words: aged, ageing, ageless, ageism

Phase noun - A certain way in which something appears or may be regarded.

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Age and phase are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Age" instead a noun "Phase".

Nearby Words: phased, phaser, phasing, phasic

long	long age	long phase
similar	similar age	similar phase
normal	normal age	normal phase
middle	middle age	middle phase
Other adjectives: certain, current, young, new, early, late, later, next, last, different, earlier, previous.

Popularity Polynomial: Things will phase in and out of popularity as their fans age.

Source: Laws and Formulas
Would also make sense because it ties into Head's first phase, which makes his age vanish... Spit Take: Wako does this when Sugata asks Takuto if he's had his first kiss.

Source: Anime / Star Driver
However, it is stated at one point that they will remain at that same physical age as long as they continue to regularly phase into their wolf forms, meaning that they would legitimately qualify for this trope after a few years.

Source: Really Seven Hundred Years Old / Literature

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