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Recent Examples of neonate The scientists also found several neonates and newborns in the area, Pardo-Pérez tells Flora Lichtman of Science Friday, which suggests that the site served as a nursery for the prehistoric animals. Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 July 2025 Whale shark neonates, like other shark species, do not receive any parental care after birth. Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025 Despite the underlying cause, the management of a sick neonate follows a consistent approach. Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025 This means there is a two-month window after birth where neonates are at their most vulnerable. Paul Sisson, The Mercury News, 18 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for neonate
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Noun
  • Morris, 64, entered guilty pleas to five felony counts of lewd or indecent acts to a child in an Osage County courtroom.
    Nolan Clay, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Some schools offer tuition discounts if multiple children from the same family are enrolled.
    Rachel Wegner, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Archive collection includes rare items from the 1960s through the 1990s, like adult flight suits, acid-wash denim, and a remake of one of the first infant overalls.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The program, better known as WIC, provides access to healthy foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding education and referrals for other services to low-income pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women, as well as infants and children up to age 5.
    Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In her post, Audrey and her little one can be seen snuggling up together, with her baby boy clutching her finger.
    Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The video Roman shared on her Instagram feed shows the baby of the family prepping for graduation alongside her family and eventually walking across the stage.
    Essence, Essence, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • An autopsy to determine the newborn's cause of death proved inconclusive, and the medical examiner's report said that more testing would be required.
    Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
  • From joy to detention Just one day after Mario Monteverde left the maternity hospital in Buffalo, New York, with his wife and their premature newborn, he was detained by immigration authorities, despite holding full TPS extension approval, with his protection officially confirmed in April.
    Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The owners of the home said they were woken up by the crash, as was their toddler, according to CBS affiliate WBZ.
    Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Afterward, prosecutors said Smith was found to have 1,291 child pornography files, several of which involved babies and toddlers and others that showed children being violently raped.
    Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025

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“Neonate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neonate. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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