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
Straight Outta Cobham, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The female mega den snakes carry their young for three to four months before delivering between eight and 17 babies.
—Rachel Flynn, People.com, 14 May 2025
Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 15 July 2025
His younger brother Todd Raleigh Jr. did the catching.
—Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2025
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Adjective
Investing this much in players this young hasn’t been done on this scale before, all while still trying to satisfy the demands of a win-now club by its modern history, and a win-now fan base.
—Straight Outta Cobham, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The female mega den snakes carry their young for three to four months before delivering between eight and 17 babies.
—Rachel Flynn, People.com, 14 May 2025
Noun
Harris makes his Madea franchise debut in Madea's Destination Wedding, playing B.J., the son of Brian and Debrah and Tiffany's younger brother.
—Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 15 July 2025
His younger brother Todd Raleigh Jr. did the catching.
—Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for young
Adjective
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But, like Annie's silly side that appears around her sister, your style has a youthful quality, too.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 July 2025
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His lengthy rule in a country with a median age of 19 is often cited in debates about the disparity between the continent’s youthful population and its elderly leaders.—
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14 July 2025
Noun
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Similar to seahorses, male pipefish give birth to offspring.—
Lauren Liebhaber
July 9,
Miami Herald,
9 July 2025
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That gene is then passed down to offspring at a higher-than-normal rate, gradually reducing the population’s ability to reproduce.—
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8 July 2025
Adjective
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This also means Krypto the Superdog is decidedly juvenile, owing more in spirit to shows like A Pup Named Scooby-Doo than any Superman cartoon produced in the last 40 years.—
Daniel Dockery,
Vulture,
11 July 2025
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At least three juvenile suspects are mentioned in the report, including Valle, who was suspected of having a knife.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
10 July 2025
Noun
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Theo takes off to have a nice brood alone and leaves Nan and Blanche to keep the rumors of his absence at a whisper.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
2 July 2025
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There are some of us who live in places along I-71 that get to see a few from each brood.—
Chris McKeown,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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There are three immature stages that are black and white, with the fourth stage being red, black and white before becoming adults later in the summer.—
Kaycee Sloan,
The Enquirer,
14 July 2025
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Tomatoes must reach their mature size before harvesting, as immature green tomatoes will never ripen.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
5 July 2025
Noun
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For all the culinary bells and whistles at Bateleur, our favorite food and drink moment was the simplest: the pots of piping-hot tea and coffee delivered by our butler through a hatch at the side of our tent in the pre-dawn darkness, to wake us up in time for a safari.—
Flora Stubbs,
Travel + Leisure,
8 July 2025
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Louvers in the rakish glass hatch instantly recall the classic split-window Sting Ray of 1963, the one-year-only styling created by GM designer Larry Shinoda, the son of Japanese immigrants.—
Lawrence Ulrich,
Robb Report,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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Whatever the answer, the most enjoyable parts of Friday’s concert offered more than just a chance for attendees to revisit their adolescent years in song by channeling anew feelings of young love, longing and fresh-faced angst.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 July 2025
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And a study published in The Lancet that examined the prevalence of adolescent depression among English youth suggested that increased sedentary behavior in adolescence could affect a person’s mental health into adulthood.—
Henry Abbott,
The Atlantic,
12 July 2025
Noun
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Useful software dependencies make their DNA easy to see and can be viewed with translucent clarity; opaque software dependencies are functional, but cloudy or muddied in terms of their ability to showcase their progeny and component parts.—
Adrian Bridgwater,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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In any other sport, the progeny of a former star player ascending to the highest level would be especially noteworthy.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2025
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“Young.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/young. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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