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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hobbledehoys
Noun
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Earlier this year, two teenagers filed a class-action lawsuit against a Kentucky youth detention center and its administrators, claiming that they were subjected to oppressive isolation, denied basic hygiene, showers, and medications, and forced to listen to a toddler song.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA TODAY,
24 Dec. 2024 -
After later receiving a 911 call from the teenagers, other transit officers identified the man on another subway train and radioed ahead to the next station, where more officers kept the train doors closed, searched each car and ultimately apprehended him without incident, Gulotta said.—
Susan Haigh,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Dec. 2024
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From its premiere in 1983 until its finale in 2006, the show was a beacon for youngsters encouraged to explore beyond a book’s covers and learn about the world surrounding them.—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
23 Dec. 2024
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Two of the team’s youngsters, Brett Berard and Will Cuylle, scored to bring the Rangers within a goal in the third period, but New York couldn’t fully dig out of the hole with Quick pulled for an extra attacker.—
Peter Baugh,
The Athletic,
16 Dec. 2024
Noun
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All three juveniles were released to the custody of their parents.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
13 Mar. 2025
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Separately, all three juveniles were each issued a juvenile summons on charges of evading responsibility with property damage, second-degree larceny, second-degree criminal mischief and interfering with an officer, according to state police.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Hobbledehoys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hobbledehoys. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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