as in boy
a male person who has not yet reached adulthood
ever since he was a callant, he's been fishing off the eastern coast of Scotland
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Liam MacPhee scored 37 points to help lead Stoneham to a 78-59 preliminary round boys basketball victory over Belchertown.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
25 Feb. 2026 -
The it-boy’s go-to it-bag runs the gamut.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
25 Feb. 2026
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The Legislature and Newsom acted when the low reading skills of California’s kids, as determined by nationwide testing, became too obvious to ignore.—
Dan Walters,
Oc Register,
26 Feb. 2026
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Enjoy sports events, fun activities with kids, the theater, the arts and hanging out with fun people.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
26 Feb. 2026
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More than a year later, a teenager had a story to tell police.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026
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As a teenager, he DJed at various LA clubs before making his own music.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Callant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/callant. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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