Thesaurus results for STRIPLINGS

striplings

noun

plural of stripling

as in boys

a male person who has not yet reached adulthood the young boxer looked like a mere stripling next to his larger, more seasoned opponent

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In cross country, Timber Creek girls and boys won the Ocoee Kickstart Classic, while Tavares girls won the Jim Ryun Invite in Lakeland.

— Steve Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
Behind that identity, Smith reached out to boys in the Durango area as young as 12.

— Logan Smith, CBS News, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of boys

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Families can make time for open and honest conversations with their teens, recognize teenagers’ efforts instead of focusing only on their achievements, and encouraging them to ask for help.

— Jonathan Wright, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
Task force surveillance observed what appeared to be teenagers purchasing narcotics from the residence, which is near Giles Middle School, College of the Mainland and two local elementary schools, according to FOX 26.

— Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of teenagers

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The fairgrounds on Tully Road will have Alaskan pigs racing, kids screaming on carnival rides and the usual assortment of huge corndogs, strawberry shortcakes and a variety of new fair food like tamales, bao buns and kabobs.

— Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026
The burning of fossil fuels is poisoning the air our kids breathe and endangering their present and future by overheating our planet.

— Catarina Rolfsdotter-Jansson, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of kids

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The bill also lowers the driver age for low-speed e-scooters from 18 to 16, expanding youths’ access statewide to scooters.

— Narmeen Khan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
An incident like this one, in which employees encouraged youths to restrain another youth, would require staff to notify both the state and the boy’s family within 24 hours.

— Paige Pfleger, ProPublica, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of youths

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About how many pounds of fish do each of these strapping, 1,100-lb lads eat per day?

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Or is a ‘good’ World Cup actually one in which none of your lads featured, or their country got knocked out early, and are therefore going to be fresh heading into the 10 gruelling months ahead?

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 24 July 2026

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