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as in boy
a male person who has not yet reached adulthood
fond of telling tall tales of the days when he was just a lad
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Recent Examples of lad
Something’s going on with the young lads that are asking for pictures of these girls.
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Peter White, Deadline, 11 June 2025
Few others travelled, although four lads from Swindon got a train.
—Andy Mitten, New York Times, 30 May 2025
This reporter is old enough to remember being a young lad, watching trailers before a different feature, seeing the first coming attraction for Die Hard and hearing the audience snicker at the concept of David Addison as the next Rambo.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 31 May 2025
The Tottenham lads had flights, so Glenn Hoddle rented us his hire car — after some hard bargaining.
—Andy Mitten, New York Times, 30 May 2025
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Peter White, Deadline, 11 June 2025
Few others travelled, although four lads from Swindon got a train.
—Andy Mitten, New York Times, 30 May 2025
This reporter is old enough to remember being a young lad, watching trailers before a different feature, seeing the first coming attraction for Die Hard and hearing the audience snicker at the concept of David Addison as the next Rambo.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 31 May 2025
The Tottenham lads had flights, so Glenn Hoddle rented us his hire car — after some hard bargaining.
—Andy Mitten, New York Times, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lad
Noun
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Jayson Tatum landed in a Boston situation that didn’t rely on him to be the guy until Year 3.—
Mike Vorkunov,
New York Times,
26 June 2025
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While the fan messages did make the guys laugh, a lot of it was thanks to their ribbing of each other and themselves.—
Anna Chan,
Billboard,
26 June 2025
Noun
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Often, wealthy parents pay Riley, a director and senior admissions consultant at Ivy Academic Prep, to help guide their kids when applying for college.—
Kayla Jimenez,
USA Today,
30 June 2025
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For the July 12 event, a bounce house will be open for Hartford kids, as well as face painting, sports and outdoor activities hosted by the Hartford Department of Sports and Recreation.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
30 June 2025
Noun
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Ironically, the gentleman is an elementary school principal.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
24 June 2025
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The elegant procession of gentlemen dressed in designer Simon Holloway’s modern English menswear wardrobe was transporting.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
23 June 2025
Noun
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In his block was another teenager — Elie Wiesel — who would go on to write about his experience in the Holocaust in the memoir Night and later received the Nobel Peace Prize.—
Tom Dreisbach,
NPR,
30 June 2025
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The film sees Steamboat Willie’s first mate, Minnie, go on a killing spree when seeking revenge against the childhood bullies who tortured her as a teenager.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
30 June 2025
Noun
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The suspect is described as a male in his 30s, last seen wearing a dark-colored jacket and black pants.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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By gender, similar disparities to 2023 remained, with males having a rate more than four times that of females.—
Marcos Magaña,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2025
Noun
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Work on getting rugs and maybe take your shoes off once in a while, but don’t let this dude bully you!—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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Steven is a remarkably busy dude, though – not to say that these folks aren’t.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
26 June 2025
Noun
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Six men were inside a 2018 GMC Sierra pickup truck at the time of the shooting.—
Racquel Bazos,
Baltimore Sun,
1 July 2025
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The future of collaboration is not man versus machine, but man with machine—in an open, visible process where every contributor can see, learn from, and be fairly assessed for their effort.—
David Ferrucci,
Fortune,
30 June 2025
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“Lad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lad. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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