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
Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Soong said Watch Club is designed to suit the current environment, in which younger viewers are merging large screens with mobile and engaging in TikTok and Reddit along with other platforms.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 4 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
But Shuster, a five-time Olympian, won’t be competing in Cortina after his quintet was edged by a mostly young fivesome skipped by Danny Casper in the Olympic trials.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Soong said Watch Club is designed to suit the current environment, in which younger viewers are merging large screens with mobile and engaging in TikTok and Reddit along with other platforms.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 4 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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The good news for voters otherwise predisposed to Abughazaleh is that there’s a youthful progressive candidate in the race with similar views but who comes with a record of service and without the ego.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
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Natalie Erika James throws a bunch of great ideas into her fem-horror riff on body dysmorphia, shame and the tireless quest for physical perfection in a culture obsessed with youthful hotness — following in the path of The Substance and Ryan Murphy’s latest dollop of high-gloss trash, The Beauty.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The range of bears has also expanded, with more sightings of female bears, or sows, with offspring in recent years.—
Sasha Allen,
Hartford Courant,
31 Jan. 2026
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Their goal is to remove the females and their future offspring.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The outreach has to happen prior to these type of juvenile antics.—
Bill Barrow,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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In October, a juvenile wolf from the Beyem Seyo pack in Sierra County was shot to death by a CDFW officer who mistook it for one of three adult animals that had been preying on cattle from local ranches.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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
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As a frazzled mom of five who left one of her brood (Macaulay Culkin) at home during their holiday trip to France, O’Hara brought heart and humor to the now classic Christmas movie.—
Dan Heching,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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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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Unlike older drugs, this formula safely accounts for a baby’s immature metabolism.—
Kwesi Akonu Adom Mensah Forson,
The Conversation,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Seal attic hatches and whole-house fans to keep heat inside.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
4 Feb. 2026
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Then, suddenly, from the back hatch, Tom Sandoval popped his head up and scared everyone sitting in the car.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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An adolescent, Romito 2, was laid to rest in the arms of Romito 1, believed to be an adult female.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Jan. 2026
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When the proportion of benefit to burden for a patient is uncertain, parents should be supported, along with the child or adolescent, to make a decision that best aligns with their values and assessment.—
Amy Caruso Brown,
STAT,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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 9 Feb. 2026.
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