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as in novices
a person who is just starting out in a field of activity
the kind of big story that can propel a cub reporter into the stratosphere of the newspaper world
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as in kids
a young person who is between infancy and adulthood
assigned to teach a bunch of young cubs how to play baseball
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Recent Examples of cubs
Lion cubs are similar to domestic kittens at birth, in that they're born blind and their eyes open within about a week or two, the zoo said.
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Finch Walker,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
Yellowstone visitors also found themselves on the wrong end of an encounter with a protective mother bear and her cubs near Old Faithful.
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Amber Harding Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
The attacks that do happen turn on particular bad luck, a surprise meeting at close range or a female defending cubs.
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John Drake,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
While your first instinct may be to help, young cubs (also known as kits) are often left unattended while their parents hunt for food, and intervening too quickly can sometimes do more harm than good.
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Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
13 June 2026
Beside her, two five-month-old cubs stood watching us.
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Anton Money,
Outdoor Life,
4 June 2026
Over several days in the country, the trip — Stefano Ricci’s ninth — spanned the Tarangire region guarded by the Maasai, and the Serengeti national park with its rich wildlife, including leopards and families of lions and lionesses and their cubs appearing in campaign imagery.
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Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
Earlier this month, five bear cubs were released back into the wild after spending time at CPW's Frisco Creek wildlife rehabilitation facility.
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Christopher Edwards,
PEOPLE,
25 May 2026
The bear cubs were orphaned last summer and were severely underweight when they were discovered.
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Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
24 May 2026
Finch Walker,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
Yellowstone visitors also found themselves on the wrong end of an encounter with a protective mother bear and her cubs near Old Faithful.
—
Amber Harding Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
The attacks that do happen turn on particular bad luck, a surprise meeting at close range or a female defending cubs.
—
John Drake,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
While your first instinct may be to help, young cubs (also known as kits) are often left unattended while their parents hunt for food, and intervening too quickly can sometimes do more harm than good.
—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
13 June 2026
Beside her, two five-month-old cubs stood watching us.
—
Anton Money,
Outdoor Life,
4 June 2026
Over several days in the country, the trip — Stefano Ricci’s ninth — spanned the Tarangire region guarded by the Maasai, and the Serengeti national park with its rich wildlife, including leopards and families of lions and lionesses and their cubs appearing in campaign imagery.
—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
Earlier this month, five bear cubs were released back into the wild after spending time at CPW's Frisco Creek wildlife rehabilitation facility.
—
Christopher Edwards,
PEOPLE,
25 May 2026
The bear cubs were orphaned last summer and were severely underweight when they were discovered.
—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
24 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cubs
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To create something wholly new, the narrative team looked back to other games with a low barrier to entry, particularly early 2000s Nintendo consoles that invited novices to join the fold.
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Mutchnick and Kohan were relative novices when NBC was gearing up to pick up their Will & Grace script to pilot in 1997.
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Clean high-traffic areas or rooms where pets and kids tend to cause messes more frequently.
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Elementary school-age kids like Jimmy may enjoy the aquarium at the Seas with Nemo & Friends, games at the exit to Spaceship Earth, character greetings at CommuniCore Hall, different soda flavors from around the world in Club Cool and rides like Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure or Frozen Ever After.
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Guests will hear the shuffle of San Francisco outside the windows, phones ringing, and the lingering voices of apprentices or other clients.
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The location is intended to help students, technicians, apprentices, and engineers move directly into careers linked to quantum technologies.
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Officers discovered the bodies of Amy Steadman, her daughter, and her daughter's four children on the evening of June 23 after a neighbor requested a welfare check at an apartment, according to the Mechanicville Police Department.
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Some proponents of the curriculum changes dispute arguments that children will be explicitly taught religion, saying the Biblical passages and stories will be taught in the context of world history.
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Each sits at a different performance level and price point, covering riders from complete beginners to older teens ready for more capable trail performance.
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Plus, check out more comfy running sneakers that are designed for long distances and walk-to-run beginners.
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On Tuesday, the first round will take place as 30 rookies join the NBA.
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Starting immediately in the NBA happens to rookies who are either drafted in the top five or join organizations in full-rebuild mode.
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Golden and assistant Carlin Hartman unknowingly started a partnership by pairing the freshmen as roommates.
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What’s more, nine of the top 10 picks were freshmen.
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Among the newcomers is Alannah Keyser, a 21-year-old film school student at the University of Southern California.
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But there’s no denying the global impact the newcomers had on the band, especially Nicks, who would go on to have a successful solo career as well.
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“Cubs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cubs. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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