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Recent Examples of kid
Noun
Don’t let kids run away from the bear. Lauren Liebhaber, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025 The kids’ line spans a 1970s insulated overall for winter to classic vintage overalls and jeans. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
Pat Kelsey wasn't kidding about wanting the smoke. Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 2 Sep. 2025 In 2019, Lebanese depositors discovered that their banking system had, in effect, just been kidding about those savings accounts. Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for kid
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kid
Noun
  • Morris, 64, entered guilty pleas to five felony counts of lewd or indecent acts to a child in an Osage County courtroom.
    Nolan Clay, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Some schools offer tuition discounts if multiple children from the same family are enrolled.
    Rachel Wegner, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Jay Som is teasing her new album Belong (out Friday) with a song featuring Hayley Williams.
    Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The creative teams tease what's ahead in 2026 from IDW Dark.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Of course, TikTok viewers couldn’t resist joking about Bentley and Prada’s setup.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Munich airport was shut down this morning due to unauthorized drones in its airspace, and Putin joked about it in Sochi.
    Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Kid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kid. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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