fresh-faced

adjective

: having a young, healthy, and innocent appearance
fresh-faced young students

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Whatever the answer, the most enjoyable parts of Friday’s concert offered more than just a chance for attendees to revisit their adolescent years in song by channeling anew feelings of young love, longing and fresh-faced angst. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2025 After his coronation at last month’s NBA Draft, Cooper Flagg becomes the fresh-faced visage of the Dallas Mavericks’ surprise reshuffle. Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 10 July 2025 The car scenes are rough, authentic, and often deeply compelling — mainly because the fresh-faced Bridges is so damned charismatic. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 June 2025 The mayoral primary’s two leading candidates — one a fresh-faced progressive and the other an older moderate — could be stand-ins for the larger Democratic Party’s ideological divide, though Cuomo’s scandal-scarred past adds a unique tinge to the narrative. Anthony Izaguirre, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for fresh-faced

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“Fresh-faced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fresh-faced. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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