boyhoods

Definition of boyhoodsnext
plural of boyhood

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Noun
  • Used primarily as an office building, its ornate design, carvings and sculptures — including a ground floor fountain with frolicking bronze youths — hadn’t invited much public attention or appreciation.
    Lina Lecaro, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
  • At the Santa Ana deployment site, volunteers logged at least 665 responses Tuesday morning after about four hours of canvassing, including 69 from seniors, 18 from veterans and 16 from youths.
    Claire Wang, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Sources within the fire department told The Star that city leaders had received strong pushback from the community because there were no internal candidates, women or minorities among the finalists.
    Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Premiering at Sundance for the 11th time, Araki used his pulpit there to pay tribute to the late Robert Redford for his foresight in establishing a creative outlet for minorities and outsider artists, a safe space that established him as cinema’s punk poet laureate of Generation X.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Boyhoods.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boyhoods. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.

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