ephebic

Definition of ephebicnext

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Adjective
  • McKinney was Double-A Binghamton’s pitching coach last season and thus owns deeper histories with many of the Mets’ younger arms.
    Tim Britton, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The 49-second video begins with a young girl in blue pants picking up a metal water bottle from the ground and throwing it at another girl.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Their bond, forged by the exotic nature of their remote landscape, begins to change as Lily enters her teenage years and Bodhi contemplates friendship and family beyond his reptilian counterparts.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026
  • There’s one exception to be found, in a teenage subject, Grace, who seems excited to be a mom until the financial and emotional realities of motherhood come crashing down on her.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission and Boston Licensing Board have also committed to working with Boston Police, bars and package stores to prevent underage booze sales this weekend, the letter states.
    Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Epstein had been convicted of procuring an underage girl for prostitution.
    Christine Valora, The Washington Examiner, 9 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The woman had minor injuries and was treated at the scene, police said.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Leigh Wambsganss, the Republican candidate and a Mercy Culture ally, had become a minor MAGA celebrity, owing to her role in facilitating a far-right takeover of the area’s school boards.
    Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Carden gets to be more overtly funny as the live-wire Vicki, making her foolish, but usually foolish in a way that’s grounded in her youthful damage.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Jackson, Ray and Harrison-Hunte, if used properly, could be positioned as cheap, youthful depth behind Derrick and Bobby Brown and Wharton in 2026.
    Mike Kaye Updated March 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Roberge also had said the Tolland facility, which could have begun operating in 2029, would have housed as many as 18 teenage boys being held in state juvenile detention centers in Hartford and Bridgeport, which were not designed to house youths for long periods of time.
    Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Two juvenile suspects exited the bus and fled the scene after the shooting.
    Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • For those who perhaps find Euphoria a touch too harrowing (or exaggerated) to watch, Skins provides a perfect middle-ground with more authentic adolescent experiences that still flirt with darkness.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Early, who wrote and directed, also stars as the title character, Maddie Ralph, a food influencer who is secretly struggling with the return of an adolescent eating disorder.
    Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Americans, especially ones who were youngish and worked on computers, were toting green paper bags around coastal cities (and later, smaller towns and non-coastal cities) en masse.
    Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
  • The Lions graduated several standout players from last season’s team, but Lions coach Erik Kirsch likes the potential of this season’s youngish group.
    Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 7 Jan. 2026
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“Ephebic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ephebic. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.

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