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
Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
Defensively, key contributors have missed stretches of games, forcing young players to emerge into high-pressure roles.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 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
Despite its incredibly low budget and young crew, there are shots here that sear themselves into your mind.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
Defensively, key contributors have missed stretches of games, forcing young players to emerge into high-pressure roles.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for young
Adjective
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Anderson’s array of Y2K denim miniskirts was confirmation that Dior is vying for more youthful and accessible vibe.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
17 Oct. 2025
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Blending youthful energy with biting humor, Yemima and producer-writer Bela Nabila use comedy to expose the absurdity of power structures through children’s eyes.—
Essie Assibu,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The team then examined how the virus affected the males’ reproductive system and whether those changes could influence their offspring.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Oct. 2025
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Her organization trains advisers, offers consulting services, and develops tools to help families prepare the next generations for wealth by openly discussing values and helping offspring define their own futures.—
Christina Binkley,
Robb Report,
11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Continue reading … VIRAL DANGER – New Tik Tok prank sparks parental panic and juvenile arrests.—
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FOXNews.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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The teen was booked into a juvenile detention center and accused of multiple charges, including reckless driving and unlawful flight.—
Julie Mendes,
AZCentral.com,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The wildlife park previously welcomed a brood of six Komodo dragons, McClatchy News reported in 2023.—
Simone Jasper,
Miami Herald,
9 Oct. 2025
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Oldest children are disproportionately represented at Ivy League colleges, with one study showing that 66% of students at those elite schools were the oldest in the brood.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Stem cells are immature cells that have the ability to turn into insulin-producing beta cells and to produce more cells like themselves.—
Tara Haelle,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
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Commenting on Taiwan’s possible nuclear options, Jusen Asuka, a professor at Tohoku University and chair of the session in the conference, cautioned that SMRs remain immature and costly, and investing heavily in them could slow renewable energy development.—
Yu-Tzu Chiu,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There’s truly nothing like seeing a turtle hatch in real time.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
17 Oct. 2025
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Next steps include integrating the flight article's hatch and a domed window as the company moves closer to realizing its vision of a private space station in low Earth orbit (LEO).—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Instead of croquet games or slam books, the four teen girls of The Craft use spells to help get through their adolescent angst.—
Gwen Ihnat,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
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One by one, with sweaty palms and cracking adolescent voices, the pupils rose and read.—
Jeff Pearlman,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Her books were their progeny, Stein acknowledged, and without Alice’s mothering—and typing, proofreading, cooking, sewing, shopping, bookkeeping, and warding off bores—they might not have been born.—
Judith Thurman,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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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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“Young.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/young. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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