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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
Three other local lads have benefited from the high-tech training facility funded by owner-chairman Tony Bloom and opened in 2014, three years after Brighton opened their 32,000-seater Amex Stadium.
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Andy Naylor, New York Times, 30 June 2025
As Will Byers, audiences watched with rapt attention as the young lad was abducted into the Upside Down, falling victim to the Mind Flayer.
—Maria Yagoda, People.com, 21 June 2025
His nephew-in-law, Lovick P. Miles Jr., a lad home for the Christmas holidays, was with us.
—Nash Buckingham, Outdoor Life, 19 June 2025
But for his young lead Williams, who plays Spike, a young lad living with his mother (Comer) and father (Taylor-Johnson) in a small island community of survivors, the entire experience was a first.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 18 June 2025
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Andy Naylor, New York Times, 30 June 2025
As Will Byers, audiences watched with rapt attention as the young lad was abducted into the Upside Down, falling victim to the Mind Flayer.
—Maria Yagoda, People.com, 21 June 2025
His nephew-in-law, Lovick P. Miles Jr., a lad home for the Christmas holidays, was with us.
—Nash Buckingham, Outdoor Life, 19 June 2025
But for his young lead Williams, who plays Spike, a young lad living with his mother (Comer) and father (Taylor-Johnson) in a small island community of survivors, the entire experience was a first.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lad
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With a pair of catwalks jutting from the oval stage, the guys roam into the crowd, all while hitting their dance moves, and blending their upbeat pop anthems with the sappier ballads that made them into a heartthrob collective.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
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How a 'Mad Dogs' concert film led to the Tedeschi Trucks Band Q: You guys definitely captured a bit of the magic.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The proud papa called his kids every day and played Fortnite daily with his son, Giron said.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
5 Aug. 2025
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Typically, Indian parents don't encourage their kids to seriously pursue sports.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Ladies are asked to wear dresses, skirts, blouses, dress sweaters, or dress slacks, while gentlemen are required to wear a suit or sport coat, necktie, and dress pants.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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No gentleman’s agreement that Gibbs-White can move on in the future.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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His recording career had lurched to a sudden halt for four years in 1979, due to a manager who refused to let him out of the stifling contract Reid had signed as a naive teenager.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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His performance was filled with challenging moments, too, ranging from navigating a mass casualty event, to a teenager overdosing on fentanyl, to a young girl drowning in a pool.—
Beatrice Verhoeven,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, the war is also contributing to a massive decline in working-age males.—
Ilan Berman,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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As students boarded buses at the West Side Leadership Academy in Gary Tuesday afternoon, police and school security officers arrested an unidentified male who officials said was armed with a gun.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Hey, weren't there two dudes at your school who looked a hell of a lot alike?—
Jordan Hoffman Updated,
EW.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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Sandler’s ostensibly playing a cool dude, which on its surface isn’t a great fit, but his performance ends up kind of making sense after the big twist toward the end.—
Jesse David Fox,
Vulture,
30 July 2025
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The incident started about 10:45 a.m. with a report that a man was screaming and breaking windows in his apartment on Front Street north of West Hawthorn Street, Easter said.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Aug. 2025
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How To Watch The U.S. Gymnastics Championships The U.S. Championships begin on Thursday, August 7, with the first day of men’s competition.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Lad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lad. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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