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Recent Examples of infantilized
Appendage director Anna Zlokovic’s own witch project is a decidedly less subtle affair, pitting a couple of snarky teenagers against a perversely maternal urban legend and her infantilized victims.
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A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Yu loves k-pop, but the way some girl groups are infantilized can seem problematic.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Yu loves k-pop, but the way some girl groups are infantilized can seem problematic.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for infantilized
Adjective
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Muscle Man is a deeply ironic book, creating a vast chasm between Harold’s strongman self-image and his infantile powers of self-expression.—
Robert Rubsam,
Vulture,
18 Sep. 2025
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Additionally, some dogs, particularly breeds with extreme infantile traits (such as pugs and French bulldogs), may appear as helpless, harmless, and innocent as small children.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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Marta’s brothers sobbed with the desperation of years, with childish anguish.—
Mariana Enriquez
October 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer referred to an earlier video, also featuring Jeffries in a sombrero, as childish and evidence that the White House and the GOP were unserious about the shutdown.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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According to Andrea Lunn, an integrative child and adolescent psychotherapeutic counsellor, Haines's experience reflects how attachment works in practice.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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But ever since Wembanyama was an adolescent, he has been locked in a battle against history and time.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Pathways for young English players are increasingly threatened, even in the post-Brexit era, where recruitment of academy footballers from abroad is restricted.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Jones first rose to prominence during his time as a standout at Syracuse University alongside his younger brother, fellow former NFL star Chandler Jones, from 2006 to 2009, before going on to get drafted in the fifth round of the 2010 NFL Draft.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Officials believe the animal responsible is a juvenile male bear that may have recently been separated from its mother.—
Shafiq Najib,
ABC News,
5 Oct. 2025
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Health inspectors closed the Southeast Asian restaurant after spotting several live adult and juvenile German cockroaches in areas including under sinks.—
Sarah Linn,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Commenting on Taiwan’s possible nuclear options, Jusen Asuka, a professor at Tohoku University and chair of the session in the conference, cautioned that SMRs remain immature and costly, and investing heavily in them could slow renewable energy development.—
Yu-Tzu Chiu,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Oct. 2025
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In some cases, these are labelled as muscular injuries but Monasterio warns players at these ages are still skeletally immature in these regions.—
Sarah Shephard,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Infantilized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infantilized. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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