ephebic

adjective

Definition of ephebicnext
as in young

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ephebic
  1. young
  2. teenage
  3. underage
  4. minor
  5. youthful
  6. juvenile
  7. adolescent
  8. youngish
Adjective
  • The girl, believed to be 18 or 19 years old, had been with a group of young people who were jumping from the bridge, the fire department said.
    — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Later on, Bret wanders away from his friends and runs into Debbie’s father, Terry Schaffer (Wes Bentley), entertaining handsome young men in the hot tub.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of young
Adjective
  • Shailene Woodley starred as Amy Juergens, a teenage girl who must navigate her life following an unexpected teenage pregnancy.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026
  • After terrorizing that one kid, the bird reportedly went after a few other teenage footballers to the point that the referee had to put the match on hold.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of teenage
Adjective
  • Her father, Terry (Wes Bentley), is a stock predatory movie producer with an eye for underage boys.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Runaway Wedding follows underage lovers Matt and Anna, who elope to the chagrin of their parents, who chase them across the country — and unexpectedly fall in love, themselves.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of underage
Adjective
  • Advertising, a minor revenue stream before 2024, is expected to grow to around 15% of revenue by 2028.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The plane sustained minor damage but landed safely at Hannover Airport instead.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of minor
Adjective
  • Rather, it was opened with a sense of spirited, youthful energy.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Overnight, try riverside Otani Sanso, a ryokan (traditional inn) whose youthful fifth-generation owner is a major player in local revitalization efforts.
    — Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of youthful
Adjective
  • The brothers, longtime sport fishermen who live in Massachusetts, released a juvenile tiger shark in late July after catching it from a beach.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Colt Gray’s jail counselor, Stephen Baker, later confirmed their juvenile inmates are not allowed to have photos of school shooters.
    — Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of juvenile
Adjective
  • Myocarditis, in particular, has been most typically seen in adolescent and young adult males within a week of their second mRNA Covid vaccine dose, but the CDC says that most patients respond well to medicine and rest and feel better quickly.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Everything since has come from that - the Dispelling the Myths series from 2001, the training work at Panos Caribbean, and in 2008 EVE for Life, when my own research showed me that adolescent girls and young women were the gap nobody was filling.
    — Jallicia Jolly, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of adolescent
Adjective
  • The Pope, Leo XIV, is an American from Chicago’s bungalow belt, and, after him, the second most prominent American Catholic is Vance himself—a youngish convert from small-town evangelical Protestantism, a Marine veteran, and an alumnus of Ohio State and Yale Law.
    — Paul Elie, New Yorker, 27 June 2026
  • Ideally, the Blackhawks wanted a youngish, left-handed, puck-moving defenseman who could play alongside the likes of Levshunov and Sam Rinzel, while elevating and supporting that group’s development.
    — Scott Powers, New York Times, 24 June 2026
Definition of youngish
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