as in babyhood
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Recent Examples of infancy
Theirs was a life together cut off in its infancy, but still the flame burns bright.
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
Sack didn’t follow Kelce’s career too closely in its infancy, receiving most of his updates from his youngest son, Ben, who met Travis at a youth basketball camp that Sack oversaw annually.
—Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
The bid, still in its infancy, comes after Harris County — where Houston is located, explored a tunnel system with a 10-figure price tag following the deadly flooding from Hurricane Harvey in 2017, according to the report.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
In Hazel Park and Royal Oak Township, eligible mothers can get $1,500 while pregnant and then $500 a month during the first six months of infancy.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
Sack didn’t follow Kelce’s career too closely in its infancy, receiving most of his updates from his youngest son, Ben, who met Travis at a youth basketball camp that Sack oversaw annually.
—Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
The bid, still in its infancy, comes after Harris County — where Houston is located, explored a tunnel system with a 10-figure price tag following the deadly flooding from Hurricane Harvey in 2017, according to the report.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
In Hazel Park and Royal Oak Township, eligible mothers can get $1,500 while pregnant and then $500 a month during the first six months of infancy.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infancy
Noun
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For young people, adolescence is already a season of identity, growth, and pressure.—
Sixteen Ramos,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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The essays trace her path from awkward adolescence to adulting in her 30s and 40s, with all the contradictions, clarity, and chaos that come with it.—
Essence,
Essence,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Coach Billy Napier’s team blended play-calling staleness, horrendous clock management, defensive containment issues and overall immaturity.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
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Mature Operational Processes To Prevent Deployment Gaps Technical issues, such as a node failure that results in a catastrophic, systemwide outage, are the result of process immaturity.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Infancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infancy. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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