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
Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 12 June 2025
The elephants, Harris said, immediately circled around their young to protect them.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
Matt Donnelly, Variety, 21 Aug. 2025
In 2024, organizers welcomed younger, up-and-coming galleries like Room 57, Bossa and Black Folks in Design with Verso.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Frog mothers lay eggs and never see their young grow, while elephants have live births, then stay with their young for more than a decade.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 12 June 2025
The elephants, Harris said, immediately circled around their young to protect them.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
Noun
Every film studio is looking for better ways to convert young audiences into habitual moviegoers.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 21 Aug. 2025
In 2024, organizers welcomed younger, up-and-coming galleries like Room 57, Bossa and Black Folks in Design with Verso.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for young
Adjective
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His decision, which would make the men eligible for parole under California’s youthful offender laws, came at a moment when his own reelection campaign was struggling and his poll numbers were faltering.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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The brothers' resentencing and subsequent parole hearings tested California's evolving approach to youthful offenders and the role of prison rehabilitation in parole decisions.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
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Only male offspring were analyzed in detail because females showed no autism-like behaviors, and the study used a small sample size for molecular work.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Aug. 2025
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The aim is for the sterile males to mate with females in the wild who then produce no offspring.—
Fernando Llano,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The two worked together before entering city government on projects surrounding the juvenile justice system and youth incarceration.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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The arrest of a 13-year-old boy in connection with a series of armed carjackings and robberies across Baltimore has sparked a debate on juvenile crime and the effectiveness of the Department of Juvenile Services.—
Keith Daniels,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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And because caterpillars are a primary food source for birds (one brood of chickadees requires 5,000 to 9,000 insects to reach maturity), the loss of these insects leads to cascading effects throughout the ecosystem.—
Special to The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
27 July 2025
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Aimee, at sixteen, is more darkly complected and broods.—
Erik Hedegaard,
Rolling Stone,
22 July 2025
Adjective
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The three childlike siblings, who all wear thick black-rimmed Coke-bottled glasses and often speak in cartoonish unison, were previously a cost-saving embarrassment for the Chiefs, but their penchant for brawling and immature antics quickly garner the team popularity as ruthless heels.—
Vikram Murthi,
IndieWire,
19 Aug. 2025
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Plus, Wendy and the hybrids are all children placed into adult robot bodies, resulting in adult actors acting like immature children, which can get grating.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
6 Aug. 2025
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When an egg hatches, and its spider-like offering slips out and onto someone’s face, the rest of the scenario kind of writes itself.—
Josh Wigler,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Aug. 2025
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As each tadpole hatches, a big red number appears on the screen to help children visualize exactly how that number looks in the real world.—
Marilyn La Jeunesse,
Parents,
5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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His adolescent daughter Louise was standing beneath a big top in a rural French town preparing to enter the center ring.—
April White,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Aug. 2025
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Boys Go to Jupiter captures an adolescent malaise without talking down to its teens — there is no preaching about real jobs, responsibilities, or five-year plans.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
14 Aug. 2025
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The model was the progeny of British marque Sunbeam, owned by Rootes Group, and a Carroll Shelby scheme that stuffed Ford’s then-new 260 ci small-block V-8 engine under the bonnet.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
22 Aug. 2025
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The event builds off of the company’s DC All In era as well as its progeny, Absolute Universe.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
16 July 2025
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“Young.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/young. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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