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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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Among these studies, 12 post-approval studies included 3,646 neonates, newborns, infants and children.—
Dr. Jade Cobern,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
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The scientists also found several neonates and newborns in the area, Pardo-Pérez tells Flora Lichtman of Science Friday, which suggests that the site served as a nursery for the prehistoric animals.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 July 2025
Noun
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While over 80% of families start out breastfeeding their baby, roughly 19% of newborns have already received infant formula two days after birth.—
Ann Kellams,
The Conversation,
2 Oct. 2025
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Parents bring home their newborns in Waymos.—
Saahil Desai,
The Atlantic,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Archive collection includes rare items from the 1960s through the 1990s, like adult flight suits, acid-wash denim, and a remake of one of the first infant overalls.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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The program, better known as WIC, provides access to healthy foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding education and referrals for other services to low-income pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women, as well as infants and children up to age 5.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Oct. 2025
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The owners of the home said they were woken up by the crash, as was their toddler, according to CBS affiliate WBZ.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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Afterward, prosecutors said Smith was found to have 1,291 child pornography files, several of which involved babies and toddlers and others that showed children being violently raped.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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During the same period in 2024, 3,333 arrests of juveniles and adults were made.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Oct. 2025
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Among those injured were two juveniles, including one who suffered life-threatening injuries, according to the Montgomery Police Department.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
5 Oct. 2025
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In 2020, the Dolan Fire in central California killed 12 endangered condors, including two chicks, that were roosting near Big Sur.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Kids can pet a chick and plant a radish seed, but no feeding of the animals allowed.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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After a long day of activity, reward the kids with a treat from The Cake Bake Shop or Graeter’s Ice Cream.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Many autistic kids are drawn to water, regardless of its temperature, because water offers a calming sensory effect.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Oct. 2025
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And in Ukraine, youngsters tussle in make-believe war, imitating soldiers as the real conflict rages on.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
5 Oct. 2025
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The Rock channels his old trash-talking persona and adds some sage wisdom for a couple of British youngsters (Florence Pugh and Jack Lowden) wanting advice on how to break into the wrestling business.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Weanling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weanling. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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