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as in kid
a male person who has not yet reached adulthood
a giggling little boy ran by
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as in boyfriend
a male romantic companion
their teenaged daughter has a new boy, and she's just crazy about him
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Recent Examples of boy
Families of the trapped -- who are said to be mostly teenage boys -- waited anxiously for news as rescue teams combed through twisted debris and slabs of concrete to find 38 students and workers who were still missing.
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Britt Clennett, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2025
But at the end of each day, a mysterious boy (Eric Williams) delivers the message that Godot isn’t coming after all and will instead arrive tomorrow.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
The brothers smile beside their dad to his right, while Lancaster happily poses behind her boys.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
The father of the two boys recalled once bringing a college friend, a corporate lawyer, to the second Siberia.
—Ben McGrath, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Another snap shows them fast asleep in bed, and the final image captures a young boy lying in front of the altar, surrounded by floral arrangements.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2025
What followed wasn’t just a celebration but a deep sigh of satisfaction for Luke Donald and his boys.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Jem brings a letter from his partner Nessa (Samantha Morton), outlining a family crisis with their boy Brian (Samuel Bottomley), whose bloodied knuckles indicate a violent nature that has prompted his withdrawal.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2025
Smith drew the ire of many when she was arrested for the deaths of the two boys.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Britt Clennett, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2025
But at the end of each day, a mysterious boy (Eric Williams) delivers the message that Godot isn’t coming after all and will instead arrive tomorrow.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
The brothers smile beside their dad to his right, while Lancaster happily poses behind her boys.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
The father of the two boys recalled once bringing a college friend, a corporate lawyer, to the second Siberia.
—Ben McGrath, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Another snap shows them fast asleep in bed, and the final image captures a young boy lying in front of the altar, surrounded by floral arrangements.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2025
What followed wasn’t just a celebration but a deep sigh of satisfaction for Luke Donald and his boys.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Jem brings a letter from his partner Nessa (Samantha Morton), outlining a family crisis with their boy Brian (Samuel Bottomley), whose bloodied knuckles indicate a violent nature that has prompted his withdrawal.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2025
Smith drew the ire of many when she was arrested for the deaths of the two boys.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boy
Noun
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The multilingual staff at the kids club keeps children engaged with treasure hunts, piñata making, and beach walks.—
Allison Tibaldi,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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Watching his wonderful kids, Amy, Jamie and Shauna, grow up and become deeply connected to the arts and making an impact in this world has been an immense privilege.—
Michelle Satter,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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Over the summer the actress hit the desert and jetted to the islands with her boyfriend Van Hunt and wore an array of bikinis for their excursions.—
Starr Bowenbank,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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Trujillo ultimately met with her boyfriend, Aburto Guzman, outside a few blocks away from the school, according to court documents.—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
29 Sep. 2025
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In January, the bodies of two Dominican teenagers were found inside the landing gear of a JetBlue passenger plane in Florida's Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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Badge prices range from $64 to $85 per day for adults and $32 to $43 for teenagers, seniors and active duty military.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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After the surprise from her beau, the Aces star held her trophy and posed for photos with Engelbert and her family.—
Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
22 Sep. 2025
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McDade's beau lifted heavy weights in high school to do shot put, and was a D1 athlete at Penn State.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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His boss seems unusually chill with the deception, mostly because this lad might be helpful for sniffing out other moles and double agents in their field.—
Vulture Editors,
Vulture,
24 Sep. 2025
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Rather than figuring out whether or not the young lad did it, Adolescence explores the complexity and psychology of how an earnest student from a respectable family committed such a crime.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
14 Sep. 2025
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Use of complementary and alternative medicine in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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Children and adolescents ages 2 to 18, without other high-risk factors like immunosuppression, can receive and should be offered the vaccine if they were not immunized before, according to the guidance.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
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The owners of the home said they were woken up by the crash, as was their toddler, according to CBS affiliate WBZ.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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Afterward, prosecutors said Smith was found to have 1,291 child pornography files, several of which involved babies and toddlers and others that showed children being violently raped.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Boy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boy. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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