subadult

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subadult
Adjective
  • As summer approaches, a juvenile great white shark named Dold has today been detected off the Long Island coastline, marking the latest milestone in a months-long migration that has taken him up the U.S. East Coast.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
  • On Wednesday, law enforcement officials responded to a report of a missing juvenile resident.
    Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 19 June 2025
Adjective
  • But the real treat for me was meeting all these young people who are so extraordinary.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 23 June 2025
  • Rowan is a funny, playful, and high-spirited young boy who keeps everyone around him smiling.
    MARE Staff, Boston Herald, 22 June 2025
Adjective
  • It was inspired by my curiosity, scientific background and being a father of teenage boy.
    Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
  • In an intriguing turn of events, teenage starlet Estevao will be free to line up against his future employers on Friday when Palmeiras play Chelsea in their Club World Cup quarter-final fixture.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 28 June 2025
Adjective
  • With its whip-smart satire and adolescent vulnerability, the movie catapulted Williamson into the Hollywood spotlight.
    JP Mangalindan, Time, 19 June 2025
  • Researchers reviewing camera trap footage from a remote island off Panama found that a group of adolescent capuchin monkeys were routinely kidnapping baby howler monkeys and carrying them around like accessories.
    Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 18 June 2025
Adjective
  • The coalition seeking to repel Cuomo has framed the choice facing New Yorkers as one between an older, moderate political establishment and a youthful, progressive vision for the party.
    James Powel, USA Today, 24 June 2025
  • The Oklahoma City Thunder—once known for their youthful potential and stockpile of draft picks—were now NBA champions.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 23 June 2025
Adjective
  • Further, Dixon claims Cartagena had multiple underage victims, in addition to the 16-year-old.
    Liam Quinn, People.com, 20 June 2025
  • Wondering if your child can stay home with an older sibling or underage babysitter?
    Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2025
Adjective
  • After hatching, the immature cicadas or nymphs spend 17 or 13 years underground, feeding on roots, then emerge during the spring and transform into adult cicadas.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 14 June 2025
  • And babies younger than six months old—who are ineligible for vaccination because of their immature immune system—have the highest rates COVID hospitalization after adults aged 75 and older.
    Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 10 June 2025
Adjective
  • Show more And on Monday, hospital staff accomplished a minor medical feat: doctors birthed triplets in a cesarean section procedure that the delivering physician said would have been complicated and risky even in the best of times.
    NBC News, NBC news, 20 June 2025
  • There were some minor disadvantages to this method, Boyle admits, mostly due to Apple’s user-friendly camera software.
    Jake Kleinman, Wired News, 20 June 2025
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“Subadult.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subadult. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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