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
Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2025
That film put a predator in the usual antagonist role, and had a historical setting, following a young Native American woman who went up against it.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2025
Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025
This likely stems from an evolutionary need to protect our own young.
—Lisa Bloch, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
Her daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, have followed in their mother’s footsteps to raise cancer awareness among young people.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2025
That film put a predator in the usual antagonist role, and had a historical setting, following a young Native American woman who went up against it.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2025
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From jumping kangaroos to sleepy koalas to sturdy wombats, Australia is full of a variety of marsupials — animals that carry their premature young in a skin pouch until they are fully developed.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025
This likely stems from an evolutionary need to protect our own young.
—Lisa Bloch, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for young
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However, the optimal balance lies in blending this youthful energy and tech fluency with seasoned wisdom.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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On his latest project, Sir Too $hort Vol. 1 (Freaky Tales), his new records carry a youthful urgency, and include plenty of pockets where Short still raps like the rent is due.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
24 Apr. 2025
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Schaus’ swallowtails, like many of the insects that Zimmerman studies, have many offspring, and their populations can balloon under the right conditions.—
Marina Wang,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Apr. 2025
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Lizard and Snake Gestation Periods: 12 Months Most snakes don’t have long gestation periods, but northern copperheads can be pregnant for up to nine months, and could give birth to up to 10 offspring.—
Joshua Rapp Learn,
Discover Magazine,
27 Mar. 2025
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For juvenile whales in particular, who spend more time near the surface and often explore coastal shallows, the risk is acute and growing.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Video footage shared by the Institute shows the nearly one-foot-long juvenile squid floating at a depth of approximately 1968 feet below the waters around the South Sandwich Islands, a volcanic archipelago located between the tip of South America and Antarctica.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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The next major brood, XXIII, won't reappear until 2028 throughout the Mississippi River valley.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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When cicadas share the same emergence year, they're considered part of a brood.—
Taylor Johnston,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2025
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The treatment was derived from human embryonic stem cells, which researchers had coaxed into becoming immature brain cells called neuron progenitors.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
17 Apr. 2025
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Despite her experiences, Ellie is still emotionally immature, seeing independence as its own authority.—
Mary McNamara,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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The camera allowed animal lovers to watch the baby eagles, born in spring 2025 to parents Bella and Scout, hatch and grow before their deaths.—
Michael Nied,
People.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Additionally, the upstairs bedroom features a hatch that provides access to the rooftop terrace area.—
Adam Williams,
New Atlas,
27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Starring Jeff Daniels and Laura Linney as the sparring, intellectual parents to two adolescent sons (Jesse Eisenberg and Owen Kline), The Squid and the Whale responds to some of Baumbach’s own experiences as a product of divorce in the 1980s.—
Marley Marius,
Vogue,
30 Apr. 2025
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One of the main jobs of the adolescent human is to pull away from their parents in preparation for adulthood.—
Cyndy Etler,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2025
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Intentionally or not, the Dobbs decision and the state-level bans that are its progeny have exerted a chilling effect on birth control.—
Margaret Talbot,
The New Yorker,
3 Dec. 2024
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Smith would be a capable mentor to Coach Prime’s progeny, considering their stylistic similarities.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Young.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/young. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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