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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
And same with our young lad, Talha Akdogan, who plays my son, Pyteh.
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Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
This place was incredible, and got to enjoy it with some good lads.
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Emily Krauser,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
And all because of stories this very best lad had written!
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Daniel D'addario,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
However, adopted son Carter (Finn Little) is a strapping lad now and even has a girlfriend.
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Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
This place was incredible, and got to enjoy it with some good lads.
—
Emily Krauser,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
And all because of stories this very best lad had written!
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Daniel D'addario,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
However, adopted son Carter (Finn Little) is a strapping lad now and even has a girlfriend.
—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lad
Noun
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The menu at the midtown location paid homage to many of the customer favorites from the original Mother, such as the mushroom po’ boy, nut burger and chile verde, but Venditti always puts his own spin on them.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
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Three boys turned a Waymo ride into a wind-in-their-hair joyride late Friday afternoon in Santa Monica.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
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After a lengthy, wide-ranging search for their next coach, the Portland Trail Blazers have chosen one of the guys already at the front of the line.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
24 June 2026
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Alcantara has never been known as a strikeout guy.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
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Francois, who runs a medical rehabilitation in New York and brought his adult kids to see Les Grenadiers, said Haiti’s qualification, achieved amid extraordinary circumstances, was itself cause for celebration.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
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His kids, though hesitant at first, became a large part of the business.—
Jenna Thompson
June 24,
Kansas City Star,
24 June 2026
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Take The Music Lesson, a study of a young woman playing the virginal, closely watched by a gentleman, which Graham-Dixon reads as a depiction of Collegiants chastely performing and singing psalms.—
Clare Bucknell,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
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That is some business that the gentlemen are discussing.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
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McKenna's death gained national attention after her disappearance in the middle of the night set off a frantic search for the teenager.—
Angela George,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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Jace is a prime example of an annoying TV teenager — stop questioning every decision your mom makes, dude!—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
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There, an adult male was suffering from an apparent gunshot.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
19 June 2026
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Two districts, Ann Arbor Public Schools and Monroe Public Schools, are being investigated for allegedly allowing biological males to compete against girls.—
Ryan Morik OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
Noun
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That dude hasn’t been here in years.—
Byron Hurd,
The Drive,
18 June 2026
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Jay, dude, why bother at this point?—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
17 June 2026
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Suarez, the Braves’ setup man, and arguably the team’s top offseason acquisition, was an All-Star closer for the Padres the past two seasons.—
Chad Bishop,
AJC.com,
23 June 2026
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Nationally, women receive an average of $1,760 monthly in Social Security, $438 less than the $2,198 men receive on average.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
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“Lad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lad. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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