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Recent Examples of boyhood
The Athletic reported on Tuesday that Mainoo, 21, was set to sign a new deal at his boyhood club, which was confirmed by the club on Wednesday.
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Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2026
The hamburguesa aplastada, however, a fantastically fatty smash burger with two patties of dry-aged Prime beef and chorizo, began with a backyard burger and boyhood promise.
—Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
What started as a boyhood lark became a career with a mission.
—Heather Abbott, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
His boyhood home on Pepper Street has been preserved by the Pasadena Historical Society.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
The documentary delves into themes of Black boyhood, family ties, faith, crime, forgiveness and redemption, creating a compelling narrative of resilience and hope.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 16 Mar. 2026
The architect’s roots in the area run deep—his mother’s side of the family farmed the land from his boyhood—and today, the Taliesin estate functions as something of a crash course for architectural enthusiasts hoping to understand how Frank Lloyd Wright lived and worked.
—Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 25 Feb. 2026
Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2026
The hamburguesa aplastada, however, a fantastically fatty smash burger with two patties of dry-aged Prime beef and chorizo, began with a backyard burger and boyhood promise.
—Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
What started as a boyhood lark became a career with a mission.
—Heather Abbott, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
His boyhood home on Pepper Street has been preserved by the Pasadena Historical Society.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
The documentary delves into themes of Black boyhood, family ties, faith, crime, forgiveness and redemption, creating a compelling narrative of resilience and hope.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 16 Mar. 2026
The architect’s roots in the area run deep—his mother’s side of the family farmed the land from his boyhood—and today, the Taliesin estate functions as something of a crash course for architectural enthusiasts hoping to understand how Frank Lloyd Wright lived and worked.
—Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boyhood
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To go with his ancestral claims, Church, who had been drawing obsessively since early childhood, also inherited an artistic mantle.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Today, scientists know the thymus plays an essential role in setting up a functioning immune system in childhood, but then starts to rapidly shrink into obsolescence in puberty.—
Carolyn Y. Johnson,
Washington Post,
3 May 2026
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An especially visually striking debut, Mosquitoes exists in a saturated hyperreality that is consummately engrossing, and announces the Bertani sisters as formidable portraitists of girlhood cast against the backdrop of an alternately beautiful and oppressive world.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
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On the toy's 40th anniversary, correspondent Faith Salie explores how making history come alive is also creating timeless bonds between generations that celebrate girlhood.—
David Morgan,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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One child was already pushing my limits, and the idea of doing pregnancy, postpartum and toddlerhood again was a little bit scary for me.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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But like most declarations made in early parenthood, my stance changed once my child reached toddlerhood and started asking to watch the show.—
Kara Nesvig,
Parents,
25 Dec. 2025
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Yulieth, on the cusp of adolescence, faces the difficulties of growing up in a wild territory where natural beauty coexists with the hostility of machismo.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
6 May 2026
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This ability is rare, is seen mostly in children, and usually disappears by adolescence.—
Gabrielle Principe,
The Conversation,
5 May 2026
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“Boyhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boyhood. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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