as in babyhood
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It’s expected that an old galaxy will fizzle out over billions of years, but astronomers’ expectations were turned upside down when the James Webb came online in 2022 and observed a whole graveyard of moribund galaxies when the universe was still in its infancy.
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Frank Landymore, Futurism, 10 June 2026
While the prospectus acknowledges the technology is in its infancy, the plans align with the Gulf’s broader strategic ambitions of building out their digital and communications infrastructure.
—Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 9 June 2026
Youth clubs were in their infancy and didn’t require a second mortgage to join.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026
But her film career was still in its infancy.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 7 June 2026
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Frank Landymore, Futurism, 10 June 2026
While the prospectus acknowledges the technology is in its infancy, the plans align with the Gulf’s broader strategic ambitions of building out their digital and communications infrastructure.
—Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 9 June 2026
Youth clubs were in their infancy and didn’t require a second mortgage to join.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026
But her film career was still in its infancy.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 7 June 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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Whether it’s used in adolescence, midlife or older age may make a big difference.—
Ariana Eunjung Cha,
Washington Post,
18 June 2026
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Vance describes over the course of his childhood and adolescence bouncing among Pentecostal and Southern Baptist congregations, all of them broadly conservative.—
Vivian Salama,
The Atlantic,
15 June 2026
Noun
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His impulsivity, his immaturity, his lack of curiosity about anything going on around him.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
17 June 2026
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As the team gets older and gains experience, the immaturity label won’t be a valid excuse.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
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“Infancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infancy. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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