as in young
being in the early stage of life, growth, or development
a youngish but surprisingly mature audience showed up to watch the serious film
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Recent Examples of youngish
To the astonishment of many a Bobhead, Dylan’s guitarist Doug Lancio was replaced in Santa Barbara by Julian Lage, the youngish jazz star known for his work with Gary Burton and John Zorn.
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Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
There’s also a growing crop of youngish skippers who made the managerial turn quite quickly after their playing days.
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Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
10 Apr. 2026
The first of these—a cult favorite among writers, particularly youngish women writers—put Lemann on the map as a singular stylist, capable of crystalline insights into the miscreants and oddballs of the American South and great bursts of unrestrained sentiment.
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Brandy Jensen,
New Yorker,
8 Apr. 2026
The Sox no longer have a David Ortiz or Mookie Betts — or even an Alex Bregman, whose leadership was so important to this youngish bunch last season.
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Steve Buckley,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2026
So a first question, after this signature collaboration between Rodríguez, Cobos and Corral, is how many others in Spain’s superb youngish cadre of film and TV creators – Sorogoyen, Ruiz de Azúa, the Javis and Laxe, to name just a few – may end up working with Corral.
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John Hopewell,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026
Americans, especially ones who were youngish and worked on computers, were toting green paper bags around coastal cities (and later, smaller towns and non-coastal cities) en masse.
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Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2026
The Lions graduated several standout players from last season’s team, but Lions coach Erik Kirsch likes the potential of this season’s youngish group.
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Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
7 Jan. 2026
If the first Five Nights at Freddy’s played like a clunky attempt to introduce youngish kids to the cadences of horror, then its sequel plays like a clunky attempt to introduce now slightly olderish kids to the clichés of horror.
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Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
6 Dec. 2025
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
There’s also a growing crop of youngish skippers who made the managerial turn quite quickly after their playing days.
—
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
10 Apr. 2026
The first of these—a cult favorite among writers, particularly youngish women writers—put Lemann on the map as a singular stylist, capable of crystalline insights into the miscreants and oddballs of the American South and great bursts of unrestrained sentiment.
—
Brandy Jensen,
New Yorker,
8 Apr. 2026
The Sox no longer have a David Ortiz or Mookie Betts — or even an Alex Bregman, whose leadership was so important to this youngish bunch last season.
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Steve Buckley,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2026
So a first question, after this signature collaboration between Rodríguez, Cobos and Corral, is how many others in Spain’s superb youngish cadre of film and TV creators – Sorogoyen, Ruiz de Azúa, the Javis and Laxe, to name just a few – may end up working with Corral.
—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026
Americans, especially ones who were youngish and worked on computers, were toting green paper bags around coastal cities (and later, smaller towns and non-coastal cities) en masse.
—
Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2026
The Lions graduated several standout players from last season’s team, but Lions coach Erik Kirsch likes the potential of this season’s youngish group.
—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
7 Jan. 2026
If the first Five Nights at Freddy’s played like a clunky attempt to introduce youngish kids to the cadences of horror, then its sequel plays like a clunky attempt to introduce now slightly olderish kids to the clichés of horror.
—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
6 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for youngish
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Still, younger investors are leading the charge for AI adoption.
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Most of those children are 3 years old and younger, USA TODAY has reported.
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“Youngish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/youngish. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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