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Recent Examples of kid
Noun
This allows kids to try a new flavor, without forcing them to struggle with a new texture. Taylor Grothe, Parents, 17 Oct. 2025 But there’s something really charming about that way of carrying yourself so seriously as a kid, and her mom, who helped to improvise some scenes with her, is also fantastic. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 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
  • About 1,300 people from around the world -- ranging from children as young as 12 years old to elite athletes -- participated in the race.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Hestrin said the child is bedridden and has cerebral palsy as a result of the abuse.
    Madeline Morrison, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Starbucks customers may someday be able to order drinks, including alcoholic beverages, by simply talking to their phones, the company teased last week.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Call Her Daddy has not teased any potential upcoming appearance by the superstar, and has not yet responded to Billboard‘s request for comment.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Egan, who was nominated for her role as Chelsea Lawson in The Young and the Restless, which she's played since 2011, joked about her chances to win this year in an Instagram post following the nominations.
    Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Heat coach Erik Spoelstra joked.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025

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“Kid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kid. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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