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
Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 14 July 2025
But what can’t be turned into banter is the fact that Dyer’s mother was responsible for cooking much of that food—at the very school young Geoff attended before grammar school.
—James Wood, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2025
Sophomore running back Grady Buettner and his Hill-Murray teammates are a young group.
—Frank Rajkowski, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
The tiny crypt-keeper wasp lays its eggs inside the crypt, and allows its young to grow alongside the gall wasp’s babies.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 14 July 2025
But what can’t be turned into banter is the fact that Dyer’s mother was responsible for cooking much of that food—at the very school young Geoff attended before grammar school.
—James Wood, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
Noun
The latter didn’t suffer the same accidental childhood death that Earth-1’s Keith did at the hands of his younger brother, Chris.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2025
Sophomore running back Grady Buettner and his Hill-Murray teammates are a young group.
—Frank Rajkowski, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for young
Adjective
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But the balance of the evening belonged to Buettner and his youthful band.—
Frank Rajkowski,
Twin Cities,
27 Sep. 2025
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Almost two decades later, that youthful air has gone endearingly to seed.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For readers, much of the aesthetic experience of engaging with either artist involves simply attending to this profusion of details, the infinitely diverse offspring of technical excellence and an inexhaustible imagination.—
Kathryn Schulz,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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When these chickens breed, their offspring could produce eggs and sperm carrying dodo traits.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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During surveillance of the home, Kansas City detectives saw a juvenile leave a residence associated with Rocha.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
22 Sep. 2025
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Because the driver is a juvenile, no information is available about any pending charges.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In addition to passing on her star presence, Kay also instilled the importance of positive thinking in her brood.—
Andrea Mandell,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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Other kids in the famous brood include daughters Lucy (Nicholas’ twin) and Mary, 4.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Our challenge is to get the immature plant mature enough to get through summer.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
27 Sep. 2025
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Edamame, Soybeans, and Soy Products Edamame is an immature soybean in green pods.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The group set out in the park to investigate chittering sounds that turned out to be a couple of white-breasted nut hatches.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
22 Sep. 2025
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According to one poster, there is allegedly an emergency hatch located along the tube that an employee will open to help the rider exit safely.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Boys may experience greater benefits from delaying their start date compared to girls, said Ioakim Boutakidis, professor of child and adolescent studies at Cal State Fullerton.—
Erick Trevino,
AZCentral.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Martin’s limited series — which begs for a second season — highlights why coercion and control are typically ineffective remedies for adolescent rebellion.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Johnny Carson rarely had to deal with such stuff, but his progeny have grappled with it with increasing frequency.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
19 Sep. 2025
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The progeny of football's most famous quarterback family, Manning is currently the favorite to win this year's Heisman Trophy and is already being talked about as a future No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft — despite having thrown fewer than 100 passes in his collegiate career to date.—
Becky Sullivan,
NPR,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Young.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/young. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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