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Recent Examples of weanling
White sharks gather near rookeries for a buffet as weanlings begin heading out to sea.
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Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
The striped dolphin was a female weanling (newly independent from its mother) that stranded freshly deceased on Hampton Beach.
—Breanne Kovatch, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2023
Hungry weanlings trailing after their full-figured mothers.
—Joe Drape, New York Times, 4 May 2023
Dory originally purchased Chase the Chaos for $10,000 as a weanling in 2019.
—Larry Stumes, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Feb. 2023
Along with his final price as a 2-year-old, Morello was auctioned twice previously – for $140,000 as a weanling at the 2019 Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale and for $200,000 as a yearling at the 2020 Fasig-Tipton Selected Yearling Sale in Kentucky.
—Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 18 Apr. 2022
Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
The striped dolphin was a female weanling (newly independent from its mother) that stranded freshly deceased on Hampton Beach.
—Breanne Kovatch, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2023
Hungry weanlings trailing after their full-figured mothers.
—Joe Drape, New York Times, 4 May 2023
Dory originally purchased Chase the Chaos for $10,000 as a weanling in 2019.
—Larry Stumes, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Feb. 2023
Along with his final price as a 2-year-old, Morello was auctioned twice previously – for $140,000 as a weanling at the 2019 Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale and for $200,000 as a yearling at the 2020 Fasig-Tipton Selected Yearling Sale in Kentucky.
—Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 18 Apr. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weanling
Noun
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Number two, what a little time and compassion can do for neonates and orphans.—
Jen Reeder,
Forbes.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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Among these studies, 12 post-approval studies included 3,646 neonates, newborns, infants and children.—
Dr. Jade Cobern,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The newborn was found a few days later when firefighters began removing debris from the basement.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Among other recommendations, the committee last year recommended delaying the hepatitis B vaccine, typically given to newborns at birth.—
Chelsea Cirruzzo,
STAT,
18 Feb. 2026
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Navratil’s efforts to boost performance at the struggling Swiss multinational have been hampered by a major infant formula recall.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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An infant and a man were rescued after winds blew them into the water at Belmont Harbor on Wednesday afternoon.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Tobacco free parks protect everyone, from toddlers on the playground to teens on the field to seniors walking the trail.—
Jay Reddick,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Feb. 2026
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The unfazed toddler was let out by a technician from the claw machine company with a key, according to reports.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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Investigators said a majority of the juveniles were victimized over social media, including TikTok and Snapchat.—
Brittany Kubicko,
NBC news,
20 Feb. 2026
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Bringing juveniles back into Mecklenburg County keeps young people closer to their families, support systems, and community resources, which matters for both accountability and rehabilitation.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2026
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Chicken-sexers are people who rapidly sort newborn chicks into gendered bins.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Many succulents, like echeveria, sedum, and hens and chicks, are known for their cute, compact size and floral appearance.—
Cori Sears,
The Spruce,
9 Feb. 2026
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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
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Featuring a slide, oversized graphics and places for the coat and shoes of youngsters, the glassed-in two-level play space at Brown’s restaurant will be among the largest of Chick-fil-A restaurants in the Indianapolis area.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
IndyStar,
19 Feb. 2026
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The Giants’ 3-4-5 in the rotation is Mahle, Houser, and a youngster — probably Landen Roupp.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Weanling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weanling. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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