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Recent Examples of boyhood
The best Survivor 50 moment has to be Devens in his pure boyhood joy flipping MrBeast's coin.
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 2026
Brothers Matt and Steve Vawter inherited their boyhood home following the death of their mother, Susie Vawter, in 2020.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
Aged 11, Gordon dropped out of his boyhood club Liverpool’s academy.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 2 June 2026
In boyhood, guilt was a constant companion.
—Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 31 May 2026
An album that has so many tunes about boyhood is well served by songwriting and arrangements that evoke such a never-ending sense of play.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 23 May 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
Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 2026
Brothers Matt and Steve Vawter inherited their boyhood home following the death of their mother, Susie Vawter, in 2020.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
Aged 11, Gordon dropped out of his boyhood club Liverpool’s academy.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 2 June 2026
In boyhood, guilt was a constant companion.
—Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 31 May 2026
An album that has so many tunes about boyhood is well served by songwriting and arrangements that evoke such a never-ending sense of play.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 23 May 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boyhood
Noun
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On the trip, Jaliya reconnects with Andre, her childhood crush—and also starts to fall for a new acquaintance named India.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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But unlike the revenue from the legacy Lottery, the proceeds from online Lottery ticket sales will support early childhood education and care.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
Noun
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This is not fusion, but testament to the world as one big town, as perhaps only a third-culture kid — with Filipino and Pennsylvania Dutch ancestry, and a girlhood spent in the Deep South — would know.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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The goal should be to help create a Black girlhood experience that Black girls do not have to grieve.—
Essence,
Essence,
11 May 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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In her new memoir, Transcendent, available June 9, the actress and LGBTQ+ advocate, who turns 54 on May 29, reveals that during her adolescence, her mother left her and her twin brother Lamar — an artist now known as M Lamar — at an orphanage for what Cox says was a month.—
Lizzie Hyman,
PEOPLE,
27 May 2026
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By depicting the most awkward and unpleasant aspects of puberty — from raging hormones to physical transformations and much, much more — the series helps dispel the embarrassment and shame associated with adolescence.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
22 May 2026
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“Boyhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boyhood. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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