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Recent Examples of minors
While existing law prevents health care providers from providing gender affirming procedures for minors, the bill would bar them from performing, attempting to perform, or referring a minor for this care.
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Emma Murphy, Oklahoma Voice, 31 Mar. 2026
Emma Murphy, Oklahoma Voice, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minors
Noun
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Officers detained two people identified as juveniles from the suspect vehicle, but no other details about them have been released.—
Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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The two juveniles inside the Hyundai were detained, Jimenez said.—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
1 June 2026
Noun
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Both youngsters, though, have bonded during their short time together.—
Mike Kaye
May 28,
Charlotte Observer,
28 May 2026
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His desire to teach his youngsters future skills intensified after the loss of his wife of 17 years, Heather Stevens, who died from pneumonia in October 2024.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 May 2026
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The George family was thrilled to learn the friendship Dave and Jesni had formed as teenagers in their church’s youth program had blossomed into a lifelong partnership.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
6 June 2026
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On a recent Wednesday night, a swarm of teenagers on a class trip filed into a pristine theater at one of the world’s most vaunted cultural venues and sat down to solve a murder.—
Elahe Izadi,
Washington Post,
6 June 2026
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School kids arrived on field trips and groups lined up for exhibitions, taking the escalators up past the abstract artist Julie Mehretu’s vibrant, 83-foot-tall vertical window.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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The solution may involve options that aren’t their first choice, like a day or two in daycare per week, but are still healthy for the kids.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
4 June 2026
Noun
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Live music for kiddies caused tots to dance to the sounds of the duet ButterBean.—
Karie Angell Luc,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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However, ethereum has faced a lot of competition, particularly from the cool kiddies in Solana-town.—
Clem Chambers,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The fiddly build and lack of play features make this a Lego set that's better suited for collectors rather than younglings.—
Rich Owen,
Space.com,
29 Nov. 2025
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But even younglings with a limited attention span, who can't sit still for an entire feature film, will forever have a connection to the screen icon who died Tuesday at the age of 89.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Minors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minors. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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