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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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Noun
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From her childhood sewing machine and early college sketches, to up-close looks at the Malcolm X zoot suits and Turkana-tribe inspired beadwork for Black Panther, the result was a comprehensive, full-circle story.—
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4 Mar. 2025 -
Across the region, people echoed this sentiment about routine childhood vaccinations in interviews with the AP and The Texas Tribune.—
Carlos Nogueras Ramos,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2025
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Students who were in kindergarten when the pandemic began are now on the cusp of middle school—and adolescence.—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
11 Mar. 2025
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One 2019 study, which followed 165 subjects ages 13 to 30, found that strong friendships in adolescence predicted romantic-life satisfaction in adulthood; early romantic experience, meanwhile, wasn’t related to future satisfaction at all.—
Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2025
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Empowered youth contribute their skills and talents to the workforce, driving economic growth through innovation and productivity.—
First Place for Youth,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Think: everything from skin, hair, and hygiene products—gifted by the local community, then redistributed to the Lower East Side Girls Club, an organization supporting the city’s youth.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Nonage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonage. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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