ephebic

Definition of ephebicnext

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Adjective
  • As adult influencers dominate online fashion culture, and tweens and teens see the same content as adults, there are fewer spaces for young people to develop styles of their own.
    Sophie Lou Wilson, Vogue, 2 July 2026
  • While veterans jockey for new contracts during free agency, young players are getting their tryout opportunities with NBA summer league games beginning this week.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Adjective
  • In March, both Castro and de la Cruz announced that two teenage brothers — who were part of an award-winning mariachi band — and their parents had been released from ICE custody.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • In his way are his eternal rival Jonas Vingegaard, teenage French phenomenon Paul Seixas, 3,333km of tarmac, and over 54,000m of climbing.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Adjective
  • In 2008 the couple were secretly married, prosecutors claim, for health insurance purposes after David was fired from his church job for providing alcohol to underage members.
    Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
  • Parents could be accused of neglectful supervision if an underage child is left at home unattended.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 June 2026
Adjective
  • Three other people in the vehicle, including a 6-month-old, had minor injuries, the report said.
    Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
  • The adult and child had minor to moderate injuries and were taken to the hospital, the fire department said.
    Jose Fabian, CBS News, 2 July 2026
Adjective
  • With its stylish squid kids blasting each other while dressed in the freshest urban styles, the Splatoon franchise is Nintendo’s most modern and youthful series.
    Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 30 June 2026
  • That’s where Monday found the Nets, between youthful belief and organizational patience.
    C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026
Adjective
  • In 2023, 18-year-old Bryan Diaz died of a fentanyl overdose at the county’s other main juvenile hall in Sylmar.
    James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • Others questioned how the county is addressing juvenile crime, including carjackings involving young suspects.
    Drew Aunkst, CBS News, 29 June 2026
Adjective
  • Programming includes individual and family mental wellness counseling, lifestyle empowerment consultations, and adolescent nutritional consultations.
    Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 June 2026
  • At another section of the hospital, teens in hospital scrubs walked the quiet halls of the adolescent unit with their lunch trays.
    Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 29 June 2026
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
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“Ephebic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ephebic. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.

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