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as in kids
a male person who has not yet reached adulthood
a giggling little boy ran by
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as in boyfriends
a male romantic companion
their teenaged daughter has a new boy, and she's just crazy about him
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Recent Examples of boys
Of course, telling her boys apart is easy for Ness.
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Jeff Truesdell, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
There were men sitting at tables in front of what must have been a bar, three little boys who stopped playing on the pebble beach to watch me, two women also disembarking with baskets and packages from their shopping in Como.
—Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025
Elsewhere, the Tanner Fletcher boys took up shop to debut a homeware collaboration with Etsy and Christian Siriano teamed with lunchbox staple Capri Sun on an exclusive handbag.
—Ari Stark, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
Officers did not provide ages for the father and boys involved in the incident.
—Mike Stunson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
In 2019, boys and girls scored virtually the same on the NAEP science assessment.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
What are two plucky boys to do?
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
Written by Lin, Crew Girl is described as a frothy, coming-of-age teen drama about a 16-year-old female rower Teagan (Miku Martineau) who becomes the coxswain of a dysfunctional all-boys rowing team at an elite East Coast Prep School.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
The mother of the Etienne boys?
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2025
Jeff Truesdell, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
There were men sitting at tables in front of what must have been a bar, three little boys who stopped playing on the pebble beach to watch me, two women also disembarking with baskets and packages from their shopping in Como.
—Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025
Elsewhere, the Tanner Fletcher boys took up shop to debut a homeware collaboration with Etsy and Christian Siriano teamed with lunchbox staple Capri Sun on an exclusive handbag.
—Ari Stark, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
Officers did not provide ages for the father and boys involved in the incident.
—Mike Stunson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
In 2019, boys and girls scored virtually the same on the NAEP science assessment.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
What are two plucky boys to do?
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
Written by Lin, Crew Girl is described as a frothy, coming-of-age teen drama about a 16-year-old female rower Teagan (Miku Martineau) who becomes the coxswain of a dysfunctional all-boys rowing team at an elite East Coast Prep School.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
The mother of the Etienne boys?
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boys
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Both Kardashian and Thompson are proud parents on social media, sharing posts to celebrate all of their kids' life milestones.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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The jury saw extensive emails between Donna and Wendi that showed how Donna pushed Wendi to pursue relocation to South Florida at any cost, including offering her ex-husband $1 million and taunting him with the possibility of converting their kids from Judaism to Catholicism.—
Lauren del Valle,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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In this laugh-a-minute romp, Keke Palmer and SZA star as two down-on-their-luck besties and roommates who discover (much too late) that one of their boyfriends squandered their rent money.—
James Mercadante,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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The pressures of the war wear on the performers in different ways — the younger men grapple with the fear of being called up to serve, many of the women have boyfriends on the front lines and some of the older members have lost children in battle.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Inuit victims, many of them teenagers at the time, were either fitted with intrauterine contraceptive devices, known as IUDs or coils, or given a hormonal birth control injection.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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Sometimes potential is fulfilled but most teenagers can be awkward and their potential is only starting to be seen.—
Jason Davis,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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At their gigs in London’s massive Wembley Stadium and in Manchester’s Heaton Park, lads cried and moshed and showered each other in beer and cider and more questionable liquids.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
28 Aug. 2025
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When Hatakeyama saw the same pattern of youths falling through cracks, the Making Mindfulness Matter (M3) Wellness Center was born.—
Magda Liszewska,
Oc Register,
7 Sep. 2025
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Fortinbras, a movement of unhoused youths, lay bare the crimes of his uncle Claudius, played by Art Malik.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Boys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boys. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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