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Recent Examples of infancy
Since its infancy, Miller set out to provide an alternative to payday and title loans to the tens of millions who can’t qualify for conventional credit cards or bank loans.
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Mari Sato, Dallas Morning News, 1 Jan. 2026
While orbital production is currently in its infancy, these early breakthroughs are proving that the technology is economically viable.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Dec. 2025
Neonatal Marfan's is characterized by a severe presentation of Marfan syndrome in early infancy and rapid progression during childhood, according to the Marfan Foundation.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 28 Dec. 2025
This guidance can be seen in Seyfried’s most physically and emotionally demanding scene, a montage in which Lee gives birth four different times, each ending in the death of her child while still in infancy.
—Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 26 Dec. 2025
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Mari Sato, Dallas Morning News, 1 Jan. 2026
While orbital production is currently in its infancy, these early breakthroughs are proving that the technology is economically viable.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Dec. 2025
Neonatal Marfan's is characterized by a severe presentation of Marfan syndrome in early infancy and rapid progression during childhood, according to the Marfan Foundation.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 28 Dec. 2025
This guidance can be seen in Seyfried’s most physically and emotionally demanding scene, a montage in which Lee gives birth four different times, each ending in the death of her child while still in infancy.
—Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 26 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infancy
Noun
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His arms, still rounded with the softness of babyhood, were raised; his hands behind his head.—
Sahana Jayaraman,
AZCentral.com,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Reiner has long spoken about struggling with substance abuse since adolescence and even experienced bouts of homelessness as a result.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
9 Jan. 2026
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The uncertainty, grief and compassion at the crux of many of his frank narratives seemingly reflect the trauma of his adolescence — and, by extension, the stresses of navigating today’s sociopolitical landscape as a gay man.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
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The level of immaturity from a grown man his age should be studied.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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Instead of treating youth anxiety as immaturity, this narrative shift reframes it as responsibility.—
Melissa Jun Rowley,
Rolling Stone,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Infancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infancy. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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