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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
At their gigs in London’s massive Wembley Stadium and in Manchester’s Heaton Park, lads cried and moshed and showered each other in beer and cider and more questionable liquids.
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Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Poor lad got no sleep and probably came home with PTSD.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Not bad for a lad from Plaistow who just wanted to be Gary Cooper.
—Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
The Boyfriend Jersey, Derby Shorts and Porter LS Top are nods to ’90s lad style, while the Dean Cardigan and Trinity Kilt lend a preppy contrast.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 11 Aug. 2025
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Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Poor lad got no sleep and probably came home with PTSD.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Not bad for a lad from Plaistow who just wanted to be Gary Cooper.
—Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
The Boyfriend Jersey, Derby Shorts and Porter LS Top are nods to ’90s lad style, while the Dean Cardigan and Trinity Kilt lend a preppy contrast.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lad
Noun
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In the late 1990s and early 2000s, four boys for every one girl was diagnosed with autism.—
Joshua Anbar,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Prosecutors said Montejano pretended to be a teenage boy on Snapchat, asked the girls to meet him in a public area at the apartment complex before forcing the girls into his apartment.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The idea of what a tough guy is is a little bit romanticized in the archetype of Clint Eastwood – just being really stoic and not saying a lot.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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People who know him as a wisecracking guy who was into fireworks or whatever have a tendency to dismiss him as somebody too male, too aggressive, too whatever.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The kids' club received an overhaul in 2018.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
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Proving that moms will do anything for their kids, Kim Kardashian joined North to dress up as her favorite TikTok stars, Jay Guapõ and Pink Cardigan.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Ladies and gentleman, Stella Bak has left the building.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
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In Santa Monica, California, former second gentleman Doug Emhoff shared a photo of himself with his son, Cole, at the No Kings protest.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
19 Oct. 2025
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As teenagers, Borges and his older brother Márcio became associated with a group of musicians who gathered at the corner of Rua Divinópolis and Rua Paraisópolis in the neighborhood of Santa Tereza to smoke, hang out, make music.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
3 Nov. 2025
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When the teenagers disappear, the mystery remains unsolved for two decades until Matthew’s sister, Tara Nichols (played by Miranda MacDougall), begins documenting her search for answers.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Another male was taken to the hospital with gunshot wounds.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
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Described by survivors as a White, working-class male in his 30s, the serial killer gained entry into their homes by removing a small door panel.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The bounty hunter kills some random dudes who are dumb enough to cross him and steals a Falka doll from some little girls who have adopted the Rats as folk heroes.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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Because why else would everyone want to get rid of the dude?—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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As previously reported by PEOPLE, the two men were arrested after the Paris Banditry Repression Brigade (BRB) and the Central Office for the Fight against Trafficking in Cultural Goods (OCBC) led an investigation into the robbery on Saturday, according to French outlets Le Parisien and Paris Match.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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That’s especially problematic for aging science given that men and women age differently.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Lad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lad. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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