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Recent Examples of infancy
Many diagnosed do not survive infancy, according to the Mayo Clinic.
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Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Films like Look Who’s Talking and The Boss Baby have certainly tried and, to an extent, succeeded in capturing the joys and chaos of infancy and toddlerhood.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
The second round of ceasefire talks is in its infancy stages.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
High levels of exposure to lead in utero, infancy, and early childhood can lead to neurological effects such as learning disabilities, behavior difficulties, and lowered IQ.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
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Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Films like Look Who’s Talking and The Boss Baby have certainly tried and, to an extent, succeeded in capturing the joys and chaos of infancy and toddlerhood.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
The second round of ceasefire talks is in its infancy stages.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
High levels of exposure to lead in utero, infancy, and early childhood can lead to neurological effects such as learning disabilities, behavior difficulties, and lowered IQ.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infancy
Noun
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While the change in how pediatricians approach allergen exposure began with the LEAP trial, subsequent long-term follow-up studies, including the LEAP-Trio study published in 2024, confirmed that this protection extends into adolescence when early exposure is sustained.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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One cultural role of child stars, after all, is to embody for their moment the ambiguities of approaching adolescence.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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And, in the Japanese dub, the pairs’ voice actors Kikunosuke Toya and Reina Ueda do a fantastic job, emphasizing Denji and Reze’s immaturity and hesitation in this burgeoning relationship.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
22 Oct. 2025
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Inevitably, most of the names are defensive-minded players, but the fact that Cole Palmer, Enzo Fernandez and Jackson have all been booked most for dissent out of all the categories highlights some of the immaturity in the ranks.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Infancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infancy. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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