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Recent Examples of boyhood
Hurzeler took charge of Brighton in June 2024, a few weeks before Gross joined boyhood club Borussia Dortmund.
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Andy Naylor, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
Explore More Drive 30 minutes east to Walloon Lake to see the area where Ernest Hemingway spent his boyhood summers.
—Stacy Conde, Midwest Living, 30 Dec. 2025
There are better, wiser films about boyhood.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2025
Over the years, Clarke would take out that ball and study the whorls of that print—a reminder of boyhood, back when his friend was simply Barry.
—Jeremy Collins, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
Based on the Dylan Thomas prose poem of the same name, published in 1952, the film lovingly and mournfully depicts the boyhood Christmastime of an old Welshman, tenderly and a tad mischievously embodied by Elliott.
—Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2025
His boyhood home is available to visit in Lincoln City.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 29 Oct. 2025
Where did the idea originate to bring together some of Scorsese’s boyhood pals for conversations with him for the film?
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
And that touchdown wasn’t just an exciting moment for the team, or a big play to widen the gap against New Mexico, but also an unforgettable moment for a boyhood Boise State fan.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2025
Andy Naylor, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
Explore More Drive 30 minutes east to Walloon Lake to see the area where Ernest Hemingway spent his boyhood summers.
—Stacy Conde, Midwest Living, 30 Dec. 2025
There are better, wiser films about boyhood.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2025
Over the years, Clarke would take out that ball and study the whorls of that print—a reminder of boyhood, back when his friend was simply Barry.
—Jeremy Collins, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
Based on the Dylan Thomas prose poem of the same name, published in 1952, the film lovingly and mournfully depicts the boyhood Christmastime of an old Welshman, tenderly and a tad mischievously embodied by Elliott.
—Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2025
His boyhood home is available to visit in Lincoln City.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 29 Oct. 2025
Where did the idea originate to bring together some of Scorsese’s boyhood pals for conversations with him for the film?
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
And that touchdown wasn’t just an exciting moment for the team, or a big play to widen the gap against New Mexico, but also an unforgettable moment for a boyhood Boise State fan.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boyhood
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Even more poignant, however, is the Rosemary's Baby angle, where the innocence of childhood is drowned in blood and the notion that a young person reared in a loving environment should develop into a compassionate adult is perverted into unthinkable horror.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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The initial childhood of Victor Frankenstein lends itself more to that age of enlightenment.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
8 Nov. 2025
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One skipped school day exposes the fractures of a family grieving in silence and the contradictions of love that shape her girlhood.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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Your music has been the soundtrack to generations of Black girlhood and womanhood.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
29 Sep. 2025
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Films like Look Who’s Talking and The Boss Baby have certainly tried and, to an extent, succeeded in capturing the joys and chaos of infancy and toddlerhood.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
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Mats are suitable from infancy through toddlerhood, but some models offer features that are more appropriate for one age than another.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
29 Sep. 2025
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But as childhood faded into adolescence, the piano became less a place of play and more a refuge.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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Maybe the trailing parent is simply the next logical step in an era when adolescence stretches longer.—
Russell Shaw,
The Atlantic,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Boyhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boyhood. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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