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Recent Examples of boyhood
Where did the idea originate to bring together some of Scorsese’s boyhood pals for conversations with him for the film?
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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
Thorne’s adaptation is billed as truthful to the original novel – set in the early 1950s on an unnamed Pacific island – and will delve further into the book’s emotive themes; human nature, the loss of innocence and boyhood masculinity.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
The boyhood Brighton fan, now a wealthy entrepreneur with a sports betting empire, has grown into the dominant force since first taking up an ownership stake in Brighton 19 years ago.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
But there is also a Republican president who called Abilene his boyhood home and is even more dear to this community.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
My boyhood idols Howard Stern and David Letterman were very considerate and kind.
—Luciana Lopez, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
This puts intense pressure on them to leap from boyhood directly into manhood.
—Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 16 Sep. 2025
Liverpool vs Real Madrid, November 4 From Kevin De Bruyne’s glorious homecoming, to one that could be a more awkward affair as Trent Alexander-Arnold returns to Liverpool just months after leaving his boyhood club for Real Madrid.
—Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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
Thorne’s adaptation is billed as truthful to the original novel – set in the early 1950s on an unnamed Pacific island – and will delve further into the book’s emotive themes; human nature, the loss of innocence and boyhood masculinity.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
The boyhood Brighton fan, now a wealthy entrepreneur with a sports betting empire, has grown into the dominant force since first taking up an ownership stake in Brighton 19 years ago.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
But there is also a Republican president who called Abilene his boyhood home and is even more dear to this community.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
My boyhood idols Howard Stern and David Letterman were very considerate and kind.
—Luciana Lopez, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
This puts intense pressure on them to leap from boyhood directly into manhood.
—Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 16 Sep. 2025
Liverpool vs Real Madrid, November 4 From Kevin De Bruyne’s glorious homecoming, to one that could be a more awkward affair as Trent Alexander-Arnold returns to Liverpool just months after leaving his boyhood club for Real Madrid.
—Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boyhood
Noun
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Recently that ranged from a man in his 70s who lost his childhood sweetheart to cancer to a woman who was burying her beloved horse.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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The film captures Springsteen's complicated relationship with his father, Douglas (Stephen Graham), who suffered from mental illness and was distant throughout his childhood.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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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There’s a difference between expressing one’s gender identity and participating in girlhood as a broader cultural condition.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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While the change in how pediatricians approach allergen exposure began with the LEAP trial, subsequent long-term follow-up studies, including the LEAP-Trio study published in 2024, confirmed that this protection extends into adolescence when early exposure is sustained.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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One cultural role of child stars, after all, is to embody for their moment the ambiguities of approaching adolescence.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Boyhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boyhood. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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