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The quartet, who are all in their early 20s, possess a confidence and adventurous spirit that belies their infancy as a unit.
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Sophie Williams, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025
Discount retailing was in its infancy, but Price’s success spurred competitors such as Kmart, Target, and Walmart, all of which opened in 1962.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
The road ahead for biocomputing While the technology is still in its infancy, researchers see vast potential in biocomputing.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
The infancy of the internet in 1999 allowed the filmmakers to pull off one of the greatest marketing campaigns of all time.
—Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
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Sophie Williams, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025
Discount retailing was in its infancy, but Price’s success spurred competitors such as Kmart, Target, and Walmart, all of which opened in 1962.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
The road ahead for biocomputing While the technology is still in its infancy, researchers see vast potential in biocomputing.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
The infancy of the internet in 1999 allowed the filmmakers to pull off one of the greatest marketing campaigns of all time.
—Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infancy
Noun
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But as childhood faded into adolescence, the piano became less a place of play and more a refuge.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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Maybe the trailing parent is simply the next logical step in an era when adolescence stretches longer.—
Russell Shaw,
The Atlantic,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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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 20 Nov. 2025.
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