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as in kid
Southern & Midland
a young person who is between infancy and adulthood
a cute little chap
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Recent Examples of chap
The beauty mogul created a near-perfect replica of the singer's ensemble down to the blonde hair, nose piercing and chaps.
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Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
For New Year's Eve 2024 festivities, Wilson wore black velvet chaps artfully strapped to her arms as a cape of sorts.
—Marcus K. Dowling, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Sep. 2025
How about riding bulls, racing on donkeys or wearing chaps to class?
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2025
Applying a little to protect the thin skin of your lips from cold winds, searing sun, or any other force that might dry, chap, and crack them feels both common sense and routine.
—Mark Hay, Popular Science, 13 Aug. 2025
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Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
For New Year's Eve 2024 festivities, Wilson wore black velvet chaps artfully strapped to her arms as a cape of sorts.
—Marcus K. Dowling, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Sep. 2025
How about riding bulls, racing on donkeys or wearing chaps to class?
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2025
Applying a little to protect the thin skin of your lips from cold winds, searing sun, or any other force that might dry, chap, and crack them feels both common sense and routine.
—Mark Hay, Popular Science, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chap
Noun
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This guy really broke her heart.—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
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As Morgan and Jonah navigate shifting alliances, Clara grapples with her grief, compounded by her confusion as to what in God’s name is going on with her mom and uncle, plus a budding romance with local cool guy Miller (Mason Thames).—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The key to raising emotionally resilient kids is the ability to repair.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Keaton is survived by her two kids, daughter Dexter, 29, and son Duke, 25.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Edouard Langlois, a formidable dark-bearded gentleman, was the artistic director of the local Edwin Booth Theatre.—
Robert Eggers,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
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Golf has been a gentleman’s sport.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Her mother, a pediatric critical care nurse, was working her shift at Hennepin County Medical Center, where several of the wounded were taken, before even knowing her children’s school was involved.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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The topic of nepotism came up in a new interview with Skarsgård in Vulture, when the outlet pointed out that many of his eight children — including Bill, Alexander, and Gustaf — have become actors like their father.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Thankfully, the management team was able to locate the cats, except the adult male cat who was never seen.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Nearly 75% of opening weekend crowds were males, while 50% were under the age of 25 years old.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Ginger has given birth to three litters of cubs since she was acquired by Shalom in 2019.—
Quinn Clark,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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The curious newcomer, likely a recently independent cub, climbed a tree near the perimeter fence — a favorite activity for adventurous young bears — and wandered in from the neighboring 67-acre Sequoia Park forest.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That’s just a decent dude, right there.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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We were blessed that people still accepted us as those underground dudes that still got bars.—
Simon Vozick-Levinson,
Rolling Stone,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Chap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chap. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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