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as in boys
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 lads
Guardiola’s lads look back to their best in the early months of this season after the extended wobble in the previous one that wrecked their hopes of a fifth straight domestic title.
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Andy Jones, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
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.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Andy Jones, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
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.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lads
Noun
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Parents and alumni of Jesuit High School in Carmichael are doggedly fighting back against the Catholic all-boys school’s recent decision to begin accepting girls in 2027.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
12 Nov. 2025
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Moms, college kids, teen boys—basically anyone can use a convenient crossbody belt bag, especially one that’s super-popular, as an alternative to bulky backpacks.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Two guys sat on New York public transit, talking into little mics attached to their Metro cards.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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You guys have pretty well done that on your own with a 50 percent divorce rate.—
Jason Lemon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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People showed up in droves -- families, individuals, kids.—
Sean Clancy,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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After the actress unveiled a new skincare line for kids on Thursday, there was a swift backlash online against the idea of little ones being taught to use face masks and the like at such an early age.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Zootopia 2 is strong across the board, with males under 25 leading in first choice and females under 25 leading in unaided, but males under 25 and women over 25 are strong as well.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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However, one other area where both Gaines and Navratilova align is on the issue of biological males in women's sports.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Surely there exist teenagers, as confounded by their classmates’ fascination with the number 67 as their parents, who simply Googled it.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
11 Nov. 2025
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OpenAI is facing several more lawsuits in California claiming that ChatGPT drove users—including teenagers and adults with no prior mental health issues—to suicide or delusions.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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These gentlemen were told not to use their Native language.—
Tim Trudell,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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As a rule, royal governors were gentlemen, if not always gentlemen with experience.—
Stacy Schiff,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The guys who did this are good dudes.—
Kevin G. Hall,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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But for a glorious period, all that mattered were the dudes being dudes.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Lads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lads. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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