as in youthful
being in the early stage of life, growth, or development
a young cat requires more food than an older one a young tree that will eventually reach 50 feet tall
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Recent Examples of young
Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
Wexner was Epstein's most significant client, and Epstein reportedly drew on his association with the retail magnate behind Victoria's Secret to attract young women and girls.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2026
Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
Felony record this young doesn't bode well for their future, so what now?
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Montoya first got acquainted with soccer as a young child.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
Wexner was Epstein's most significant client, and Epstein reportedly drew on his association with the retail magnate behind Victoria's Secret to attract young women and girls.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2026
Noun
Unsurprisingly, the trend skews young, with viewers aged 18 to 34 being 21% more likely to watch a mini-drama.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
Felony record this young doesn't bode well for their future, so what now?
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for young
Adjective
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There’s a clear world-building contrast between the college timeline—more youthful, lived-in, glowing, imperfect realism—and the later timeline where the faces become more mature and constructed.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
17 Feb. 2026
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While the Heat have a variety of youthful options in their backcourt hierarchy ahead of Young, from the defensive guile of Davion Mitchell, to the youthful creativity of Kasparas Jakucionis, to the veteran steadiness of Dru Smith, Young is the type of speed guard rarely featured by the franchise.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Feb. 2026
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In real life, the rising talent is the offspring of Norwegian performers Pia Tjelta and Kyrre Haugen Sydness.—
Alissa Simon,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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With the siblings and in-laws and various inbred offsprings dismissed, these moors are lonelier than ever, making the action both easier to follow than in the original novel and easier to buy.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The controversial law, Assembly Bill 218, has led to thousands of claims over abuse that took place in schools, juvenile halls and foster homes.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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The more effective and responsible approach is to advocate for the North Carolina Department of Public Safety to construct, staff, and operate a dedicated juvenile facility in Mecklenburg County.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2026
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After the last couple of years of periodical cicada activity, this year brings a pleasant break from periodical brood activity.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Feb. 2026
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Following Beth’s loss, Queen Camilla also adopted Moley from Battersea Dogs and Cats Home last February, bringing her brood of pups to two.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Adults have a waxy cottony-looking coating, while immature bugs are smaller but similar.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2026
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The film’s vintage patina doesn’t detract from rising actor Will Price’s confident performance as an immature mobster who prefers bitcoin to stacks of Benjamins.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Their eggs hatch in the spring and early summer, starting as early as April.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
17 Feb. 2026
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A couple of hours later, the hatches swung open and the seven space travelers hugged and exchanged exuberant high fives.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Derry Girls, which followed teens in McGee’s native Derry in the years preceding 1998’s Good Friday Agreement, was a raucous, joke-dense show that juxtaposed mundane adolescent rites of passage with the daily horrors of life in Northern Ireland during the Troubles.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
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The scale of underage wagering is hard to measure, but a recent survey of 1,017 adolescent boys nationwide, found 36% gambled in the last year.—
Nick Penzenstadler,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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Throughout his rise to power and reign, actually, rumors constantly swirled about Hitler’s romantic partners and possible progeny.—
Rosemary Counter,
Vanity Fair,
19 Jan. 2026
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Advocates of our robot future have similarly mundane plans for our mechanical progeny.—
James Vincent,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Young.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/young. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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