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Adjective
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Miami’s infantile offense can’t afford to carry this team.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2026 -
That now seemed an infantile idea.—
Chang-rae Lee,
New Yorker,
3 May 2026
Adjective
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This one has a charming clover shape to make your space feel animated, but not childish.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
12 June 2026
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The result feels comforting without skewing childish.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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Suzanne O’Donnell, an accomplished regional theater actor with a lot of Shakespeare on her resume, plays Penrose as both a warm mothering figure to these two occasionally babyish men but does not downplay the character’s pragmatic side.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2026
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Paige is little more than a dumb blonde stereotype, another underwritten female character in Sheridan’s growing oeuvre, but Chapman laces her babyish whining with surprising bite, while showing a knack for physical comedy.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Witt has known the coach since his adolescent years.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2026
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Upward of a hundred promising adolescent boys, scouted as young as six, are admitted each year to live and train at the facility full time, in a system that resembles top youth-development programs in Europe and South America.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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That youthful pattern showed up elsewhere in her biology.—
Allison Palmer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 June 2026
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Rookie cornerback Chris Johnson, one of this year’s first-round picks, is joined by rookie linebackers Jacob Rodriguez (second round), Trey Moore and Kyle Louis (fourth round) to provide youthful talent.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
15 June 2026
Adjective
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He was charged with felony disorderly conduct and detained for eight days at a juvenile facility in Kane County.—
Rebecca Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2026
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Police said the driver, a juvenile male, was found shot and died at the scene.—
Brandon Downs,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
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“Infantine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infantine. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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