ephebic

Definition of ephebicnext

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ephebic
Adjective
  • The Spurs missed more production from De'Aaron Fox, who turned in an unremarkable performance (seven points), leaving San Antonio to lean heavily on its young core.
    Alejandro Avila, FOXNews.com, 4 June 2026
  • Around the same time, Mark and Jacob Iskander, 11 and 8, were with their mother and younger sibling approaching a crosswalk at Triunfo Canyon Road.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
Adjective
  • The teenage girl accused of stabbing three horses made her first appearance in juvenile court in Nevada on Thursday as prosecutors hope to move her case to adult court.
    Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 4 June 2026
  • Never underestimate the power of a teenage girl.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 4 June 2026
Adjective
  • Pretty Baby had been banned in many countries for its explicitness, particularly nude scenes featuring the underage Shields, but that didn't deter overzealous fans in the French Riviera.
    Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 2 June 2026
  • Platforms will be required to introduce safety-by-design features, including protections against manipulative design that encourages compulsive use, and take action against underage accounts and harmful content.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 June 2026
Adjective
  • The postmortem highlighted nearly two dozen laws that the city attorney’s office identified as affecting Meridian city business, some requiring minor tweaks to standard practices and others necessitating city-code overhauls.
    Rose Evans June 6, Idaho Statesman, 6 June 2026
  • His identity is not being made public after Roach issued an order on Friday barring public identification of any minor witnesses.
    Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 6 June 2026
Adjective
  • Here, as ever, Kokopeli suggests that clinging to youthful talismans offers no protection against uncertainty, and reasserts the odd mix of disaffection and morbid glee produced by such reactionary impulses.
    Theo Belci, Artforum, 2 June 2026
  • These character endnotes, whether they’re read as youthful naiveté or an insulting interpretation of youthful naiveté, contribute to the finale’s bitter aftertaste.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 1 June 2026
Adjective
  • His new path takes him to grad school at Columbia University, with hopes to one day start his own nonprofit, Camp Reese, a bootcamp-style alternative to juvenile incarceration.
    Rina Nakano, CBS News, 6 June 2026
  • Plans are in motion, however, to reuse the Lincoln Developmental Center, a compound for developmentally disabled adults that was closed years ago, as a juvenile justice facility.
    Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
Adjective
  • Rue descends into crime, working with Nazis, the feds, and a Black cowboy in a drug plot that stems from her adolescent foibles with monotone drug dealer Laurie (Martha Kelly).
    Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 29 May 2026
  • Alicia begins her desperate search for her adolescent son in a wild, unknown territory, confronting her own guilt and fears.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 27 May 2026
Adjective
  • There’s also a growing crop of youngish skippers who made the managerial turn quite quickly after their playing days.
    Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The first of these—a cult favorite among writers, particularly youngish women writers—put Lemann on the map as a singular stylist, capable of crystalline insights into the miscreants and oddballs of the American South and great bursts of unrestrained sentiment.
    Brandy Jensen, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Ephebic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ephebic. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.

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