as in kid
a young person who is between infancy and adulthood
planning to spend their vacation at a couples-only resort where they would not be bothered by snotty-nosed sprats
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Recent Examples of sprat
Some 134,000 tons of frozen pelagic fish — such as sardines, anchovies, mackerel, sprats and herring — are thawed and tossed into European tuna cages every year.
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Julia Amberger, Nanni Fontana, Marzio Mian, & Nicola Scevola (tr. Elettra Pauletto), The Dial, 3 Apr. 2025
The area also acts as a nursery for fish like lemon sole, plaice, and European sprat.
—Lauren Lowman, WIRED, 15 Mar. 2025
Local delicacies include rye bread, sprat sandwiches, the Estonian pastry Pirukad, Mulgipuder which is a porridge of mashed potatoes and barley and Kohuke, a sweet cheese curd and chocolate snack.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
The fish’s brine perfumes the cream with warm spices, such as nutmeg and cinnamon, and the sprats themselves melt into oblivion after a long bake.
—Eric Kim, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
The store’s shelves are stocked with sausages, many-layered honey cake, tinned sprats from Latvia, and other Eastern European goods.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2023
If left to swim downstream by themselves, some of the sprats would get lost and overheated in the stagnant reservoirs behind each dam; despite screens, others would be ground up in the turbines.
—Patrick Symmes, Harper's magazine, 28 Oct. 2019
Julia Amberger, Nanni Fontana, Marzio Mian, & Nicola Scevola (tr. Elettra Pauletto), The Dial, 3 Apr. 2025
The area also acts as a nursery for fish like lemon sole, plaice, and European sprat.
—Lauren Lowman, WIRED, 15 Mar. 2025
Local delicacies include rye bread, sprat sandwiches, the Estonian pastry Pirukad, Mulgipuder which is a porridge of mashed potatoes and barley and Kohuke, a sweet cheese curd and chocolate snack.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
The fish’s brine perfumes the cream with warm spices, such as nutmeg and cinnamon, and the sprats themselves melt into oblivion after a long bake.
—Eric Kim, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
The store’s shelves are stocked with sausages, many-layered honey cake, tinned sprats from Latvia, and other Eastern European goods.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2023
If left to swim downstream by themselves, some of the sprats would get lost and overheated in the stagnant reservoirs behind each dam; despite screens, others would be ground up in the turbines.
—Patrick Symmes, Harper's magazine, 28 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sprat
Noun
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The kids couldn’t receive direct messages from non-followers and algorithms would be adjusted so they couldn’t be targeted by specific advertisements.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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School nutrition staff and vendors use the event to test new recipes and get feedback from the very kids who will be eating them.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Concerned about the safety of two children in the home, Aljorna and Sosa-Celis surrendered.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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It is based on a children’s book from former American football player Martellus Bennett, who also stars alongside Jhené Aiko, Juliet Donenfeld, Innocent Ekakitie and David Mitchell.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Dashboard camera video showed Newton, who had been behind the truck, pulled up to the passenger side of the white van, occupied by Nelson, Fairchild, Thorns and two juveniles, and immediately opened fire.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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Police said the juvenile on foot apologized for the vehicle being parked in the driveway before entering it and fleeing, followed by the second vehicle.—
Garrett Behanna,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The cub’s selfish decisions lead to the tree laying itself across a chasm to save its surrogate child.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
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Andrea showed videos on her phone of their huge boys, born just eighteen months apart, lion cubs who played high school soccer.—
Allegra Goodman,
Literary Hub,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Sprat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprat. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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