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Recent Examples of infancy
He was born with single suture sagittal craniosynostosis — a condition in which skull bones fuse too early in infancy, potentially causing problems with brain growth — and had six major surgeries by age 10.
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Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
This is to honor the love of a child gone too soon, whether during pregnacy, infancy, childhood or adulthood.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
Fortunately, psychedelics as a field is still in its infancy, and there’s time to calibrate the science and racial sensitivity in a way that makes the drug safe, effective, and inclusive.
—Jerel Ezell, STAT, 1 May 2026
The use of wind tunnels to simulate its effect on scale models of cars was in its infancy, so teams were mostly limited to expensive and sometimes dangerous track testing.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
This is to honor the love of a child gone too soon, whether during pregnacy, infancy, childhood or adulthood.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
Fortunately, psychedelics as a field is still in its infancy, and there’s time to calibrate the science and racial sensitivity in a way that makes the drug safe, effective, and inclusive.
—Jerel Ezell, STAT, 1 May 2026
The use of wind tunnels to simulate its effect on scale models of cars was in its infancy, so teams were mostly limited to expensive and sometimes dangerous track testing.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 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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Yulieth, on the cusp of adolescence, faces the difficulties of growing up in a wild territory where natural beauty coexists with the hostility of machismo.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
6 May 2026
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This ability is rare, is seen mostly in children, and usually disappears by adolescence.—
Gabrielle Principe,
The Conversation,
5 May 2026
Noun
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The 23-year-old started only 15 games through his first two seasons because of injuries, inaccuracy and immaturity that led to a two-game benching in 2024.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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Some immaturity of two long runs in the playoffs.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Infancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infancy. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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