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a young person who is between infancy and adulthood
those innocent little chicks can scarcely imagine what life has in store for them
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Recent Examples of chicks
The baseball cliche is that chicks dig the long ball.
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Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Visit between mid-December to mid-January to see penguin chicks.
—Ashton Palmer, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
In 2020, the Dolan Fire in central California killed 12 endangered condors, including two chicks, that were roosting near Big Sur.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
This would need to be done at least every two weeks to prevent any new chicks from hatching, according to a US Department of Agriculture Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service document on gull interference with people and businesses.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Once the chicks at Apple Valley fly off for good, Hanson said, school officials and the DNR will relocate the nest from the light tower to a new platform on school grounds in hopes that the parents will return next year.
—Mark Vancleave, Twin Cities, 11 Sep. 2025
That means lots of chicks, which help keep songbird populations stable over time.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
Exposure to the pesticide DDT in the 1960s weakened the shells of eggs laid by merlins and other raptors, and fewer of their chicks survived.
—Tom Langen, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
Gregory spent two months with the penguin colony and witnessed most chicks using ice ramps to descend to sea level for food.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Visit between mid-December to mid-January to see penguin chicks.
—Ashton Palmer, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
In 2020, the Dolan Fire in central California killed 12 endangered condors, including two chicks, that were roosting near Big Sur.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
This would need to be done at least every two weeks to prevent any new chicks from hatching, according to a US Department of Agriculture Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service document on gull interference with people and businesses.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Once the chicks at Apple Valley fly off for good, Hanson said, school officials and the DNR will relocate the nest from the light tower to a new platform on school grounds in hopes that the parents will return next year.
—Mark Vancleave, Twin Cities, 11 Sep. 2025
That means lots of chicks, which help keep songbird populations stable over time.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
Exposure to the pesticide DDT in the 1960s weakened the shells of eggs laid by merlins and other raptors, and fewer of their chicks survived.
—Tom Langen, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
Gregory spent two months with the penguin colony and witnessed most chicks using ice ramps to descend to sea level for food.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chicks
Noun
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In 2020, health issues and a death left Harrison's mother unable to care for the kids, Kyla Rose and Emery.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
26 Oct. 2025
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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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Speaking to the Associated Press, Charly Saint-Vil described the aftermath of the tragedy, saying that parents were calling out for missing children.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Pritam witnessed firsthand the horrors of Partition—communal riots forced her to migrate to India from Pakistan in 1947 with nothing but her two small children and a red shawl.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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Even juveniles weighed in at around 4,000 pounds.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
30 Oct. 2025
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Nearly all arrested were adults, with only 34 juveniles arrested by the task force.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Chicks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chicks. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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