as in child
a recently born person
infants should be kept warm at all times
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Recent Examples of infant
Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 1 May 2025
Doing so would not only support infant American industries that could not compete globally but would also ensure stable and predictable domestic demand.
—Aroop Mukharji, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2025
Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Nationally, there are about 10,000 children and young adults, from infants to 21-year-olds, who are deafblind and more than 1,000 in the eight affected states, according to the National Center on Deafblindness.
—Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Despite claims to the contrary, these layoffs included dozens of scientists who conduct quality control and proficiency testing on everything from infant formula to dairy products and pet foods.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 1 May 2025
Doing so would not only support infant American industries that could not compete globally but would also ensure stable and predictable domestic demand.
—Aroop Mukharji, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
Lessons from Quebec’s universal childcare model show that access without quality controls can yield mixed outcomes, especially for infants and toddlers.
—Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Nationally, there are about 10,000 children and young adults, from infants to 21-year-olds, who are deafblind and more than 1,000 in the eight affected states, according to the National Center on Deafblindness.
—Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infant
Noun
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No one who celebrates the loss of human life should be anywhere near children.—
Amy DeLaura,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Hence children who develop strong foundational skills early are better equipped to use AI tools beneficially later.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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That embryonic Xenomorph then shatters its container and leaps at Wendy, who pets it gently.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
27 Aug. 2025
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An unbeaten start to their league season continued with a 1-1 draw away to Accrington Stanley on Saturday, a result that leaves Artell’s side fourth in an embryonic table.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
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The first hepatitis B vaccine was licensed in 1981, and the ACIP recommended a vaccine dose universally for all babies in 1991.—
Dr. Jade Cobern,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
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However, some expressed concern over the fact that OP is sleeping while his baby daughter is still awake.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Part of me hopes to see this continue to inspire generations of budding game art talent, but then the rest of me knows living up to this high water mark is nearly impossible.—
David Jagneaux,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Rodgers’ budding connection with Wilson and the second-year receiver’s surging performance over the last couple weeks may diminish the need to add from the outside, to a degree.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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Yanez's clip has been viewed more than 597,000 times and TikTok users are obsessed with the toddler's hair in the comments.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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The toddler kept covering her face with her hands in a specific way, with her middle finger over her eye and her index finger across her forehead.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Stellar mass black holes are considered to be electrically neutral, and until now, primordial black holes were theorized to be the same.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Cosmologists now argue the universe’s primordial magnetic fields were astonishingly weak, comparable to the brain’s tiny signals, yet still thread today’s cosmic web.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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November–April is greener, with newborns and birds everywhere.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Florida Department of Health’s county offices conduct field visits and send out mail targeting newborns who are at risk for missing vaccines.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Vaccines combining slow release and follicle targeting of antigens increase germinal center B cell diversity and clonal expansion.—
Ian Randall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
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That’s the germinal disc and an indication the egg is fertile.—
Joan Morris,
The Mercury News,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Infant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infant. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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