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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
Mescal, Keoghan, Quinn, and Dickinson are each headlining their own respective Beatles film, which will dive deep into the minds of the Liverpudlian lads who changed music forever.
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Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
Laborious yet lithe lads and lasses have loyally leapt to luminate the lexical labyrinths of logic locking the lucrative lotto, longing to lure the lavish luxury lying latently in local landmarks.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2026
George Martin became the world’s most legendary producer with the Beatles, the studio wizard who teamed up with four lads from Liverpool to transform music.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
Laborious yet lithe lads and lasses have loyally leapt to luminate the lexical labyrinths of logic locking the lucrative lotto, longing to lure the lavish luxury lying latently in local landmarks.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2026
George Martin became the world’s most legendary producer with the Beatles, the studio wizard who teamed up with four lads from Liverpool to transform music.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2026
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.
—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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This kid wasn’t one of her cousin’s lookout boys or some little man making a score for his momma.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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His boys became obsessed with Spurs at a young age, leading McIntyre to start going to away matches and on pre-season tours in the early 2010s.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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And what’s really interesting is not only does Hemingway cite the Spanish American War writers as an inspiration, but some famous literary, Hard Boiled writers like James and Kane cite those guys as their inspirations.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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It’s trickled down to the regular professional player, to guys ranked 40 or 50 in the world.—
Patrick McEnroe,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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In it, the iconic Backyard kids must help team superstar Stephanie ‘Bubbles’ Morgan find her lucky bubble gum with just 30 minutes to game time.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
29 Jan. 2026
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During the hearing, lawmakers asked questions about when kids should start learning about AI and what kind of rights parents would have.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Jan. 2026
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Mountain lions need wide ranges to hunt, usually for deer, and for males to find unrelated females for breeding.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
28 Jan. 2026
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At the time, a group of males, including Daniels-Strickland, were arguing with staff and demanding the return of a cellphone.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
27 Jan. 2026
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Ringwald added that the material particularly spoke to her as a parent of teenagers who have to navigate fears about school shootings in their own lives.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
31 Jan. 2026
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Now, just two months after the Apopka community mourned the deaths of three teenagers on that dark stretch of Welch, Orange County is taking steps to make the road safer.—
Natalia Jaramillo,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Ladies and gentlemen, Duval, you the one.—
Denny Alfonso,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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Rather than reading only factoids and statistics from one person, these two gentlemen were on the red carpet interviewing almost every person who went up on stage.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The dudes are still making movies at this age.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2026
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But the dudes can take a victory lap today, celebrating the nomination of Joseph Kosinski’s swaggering, vroom-vroom sports movie.—
Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Lads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lads. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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