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Spread over a sprawling 42 hectares, despite its infancy, the island is lush and verdant, and fringed by a sugary golden beach and lapped by the gentle waters of a crystalline lagoon.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Though the restaurant is still in its infancy, Myrick said the excitement for Gram & Dun’s second location has been palpable.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2026
The district is in its infancy, and at full capacity, the tech park could house hundreds of companies, working in the life-sciences, microelectronics, agriculture technology and electrification, according to the IEDC's website.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 20 Jan. 2026
The partnership is, however, still in its infancy.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Though the restaurant is still in its infancy, Myrick said the excitement for Gram & Dun’s second location has been palpable.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2026
The district is in its infancy, and at full capacity, the tech park could house hundreds of companies, working in the life-sciences, microelectronics, agriculture technology and electrification, according to the IEDC's website.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 20 Jan. 2026
The partnership is, however, still in its infancy.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
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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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Her writing often returned to her childhood and adolescence in Formby, a few miles north of Liverpool.—
Christopher Tayler,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Elements of punk, adolescence, and glam-rock all infiltrated the runway.—
Brett F. Braley-Palko,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Some problems are societal — lack of money or positive role models, the easy access to drugs — while others are endemic to the women’s age, at which insecurity and immaturity can be crippling.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 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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“Infancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infancy. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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