as in youthful
being in the early stage of life, growth, or development
a young cat requires more food than an older one a young tree that will eventually reach 50 feet tall
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Recent Examples of young
Erin Moriarty, Liza Finley, CBS News, 4 May 2025
All five titles are made by young Black filmmakers or a trans-gender cast or arraign ultraconservatism.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 4 May 2025
Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025
This likely stems from an evolutionary need to protect our own young.
—Lisa Bloch, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
Randy Haight – at the time a young patrol officer who was at the crime scene — met his partner at the hospital.
—Erin Moriarty, Liza Finley, CBS News, 4 May 2025
All five titles are made by young Black filmmakers or a trans-gender cast or arraign ultraconservatism.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 4 May 2025
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From jumping kangaroos to sleepy koalas to sturdy wombats, Australia is full of a variety of marsupials — animals that carry their premature young in a skin pouch until they are fully developed.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025
This likely stems from an evolutionary need to protect our own young.
—Lisa Bloch, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for young
Adjective
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Commenters couldn’t get over the fact that Bertinelli was 50 in the snaps, with many praising her youthful appearance.—
Erin Clements,
People.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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On his latest project, Sir Too $hort Vol. 1 (Freaky Tales), his new records carry a youthful urgency, and include plenty of pockets where Short still raps like the rent is due.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
24 Apr. 2025
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Tibbles and her feral offspring swiftly exterminated the island’s endemic Lyall’s wren — a flightless, songbird that had evolved without mammalian predators.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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There are simply too many variables to consider, including the genetic influence of does on their male offspring and the role that maturity plays in antler growth.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Both Mike and Harriet were juvenile commissioners assigned by the city of San Francisco to mentor boys and girls.—
Erin Moriarty, Liza Finley,
CBS News,
4 May 2025
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Related Stories The result is a passably diverting curio that remains on the level of juvenile fantasy adventure, but with gratuitous elements inappropriate for younger viewers.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
2 May 2025
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The next major brood, XXIII, won't reappear until 2028 throughout the Mississippi River valley.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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When cicadas share the same emergence year, they're considered part of a brood.—
Taylor Johnston,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This doesn’t sound like their mess to clean up, and just sounds a bit immature/entitled.—
Latoya Gayle,
People.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Children and adults pick up an avalanche of unreliable information on social media, and children may process it with immature judgment.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Apr. 2025
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The camera allowed animal lovers to watch the baby eagles, born in spring 2025 to parents Bella and Scout, hatch and grow before their deaths.—
Michael Nied,
People.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Additionally, the upstairs bedroom features a hatch that provides access to the rooftop terrace area.—
Adam Williams,
New Atlas,
27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Starring Jeff Daniels and Laura Linney as the sparring, intellectual parents to two adolescent sons (Jesse Eisenberg and Owen Kline), The Squid and the Whale responds to some of Baumbach’s own experiences as a product of divorce in the 1980s.—
Marley Marius,
Vogue,
30 Apr. 2025
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One of the main jobs of the adolescent human is to pull away from their parents in preparation for adulthood.—
Cyndy Etler,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2025
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Intentionally or not, the Dobbs decision and the state-level bans that are its progeny have exerted a chilling effect on birth control.—
Margaret Talbot,
The New Yorker,
3 Dec. 2024
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Smith would be a capable mentor to Coach Prime’s progeny, considering their stylistic similarities.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Young.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/young. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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