1
as in childhood
the state or time of being a child
the short stories of the novelist's nonage have only recently been discovered by scholars
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as in adolescence
the transitional period between childhood and adulthood
the indiscretions of his long-ago nonage have come back to haunt him now that he's a serious presidential contender
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The eerie thing—something that returns to me from my thespian childhood—is that the true reward of the stage isn’t laughter or applause, welcome as those are.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
14 May 2025 -
Later, after the 1978 season, Rose shocked the baseball world by bolting his childhood team to sign a free-agent contract worth $3.2 million for four years with the Philadelphia Phillies.—
Terence Moore,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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The researchers are now planning to follow these children into adolescence to see if the effects persist, potentially impacting obesity, blood pressure and type 2 diabetes risk.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
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Using her own teenage son and his friends as inspiration, Brock Akil wanted to show how race and class in today’s society impacted one’s adolescence.—
Shannon Carlin,
Time,
8 May 2025
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The city, county and state must prioritize youth investment.—
Tio Hardiman,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
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The foraging experience is $163 per adult, $155 per youth or senior, or $391 per family, with a minimum of four participants and a maximum of six.—
Debbie Olsen,
AFAR Media,
15 May 2025
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“Nonage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonage. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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