as in babyhood
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Recent Examples of infancy
A lot of people, a lot of founders in the industry, say that the first five years are the infancy stage of business, so to say seven is crazy.
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Alexandra Pastore, Footwear News, 27 June 2025
That’s the beginning of the long path to Thursday night’s potential coronation moment, an organization still in its relative NBA infancy that feels at least slightly tortured because of the early promise but lack of championship output from the Durant era.
—Anthony Slater, New York Times, 19 June 2025
That’s because design work — like most innovation — is fragile in its infancy.
—Dave Winsborough, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
Especially in early infancy, crying is a primary mode of communication, designed to elicit a response.
—New Atlas, 2 July 2025
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Alexandra Pastore, Footwear News, 27 June 2025
That’s the beginning of the long path to Thursday night’s potential coronation moment, an organization still in its relative NBA infancy that feels at least slightly tortured because of the early promise but lack of championship output from the Durant era.
—Anthony Slater, New York Times, 19 June 2025
That’s because design work — like most innovation — is fragile in its infancy.
—Dave Winsborough, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
Especially in early infancy, crying is a primary mode of communication, designed to elicit a response.
—New Atlas, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infancy
adolescence
Noun
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Also, not exactly groundbreaking is that adolescence has always been an awkward time, when communicating with adults can be challenging.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
17 July 2025
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The human brain reaches full size and volume in early adolescence.—
The Marshall Project,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 July 2025
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“Infancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infancy. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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