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as in boy
a male person who has not yet reached adulthood
a big, strapping youth who, even at his relatively young age, knew the meaning of hard work
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as in kid
a young person who is between infancy and adulthood
rounded up the neighborhood youths and organized them into a softball team
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as in childhood
the state or time of being a child
told the young people to enjoy their youth while they could
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Recent Examples of youth
The Panthers are in the midst of a youth movement throughout their roster.
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Mike Kaye
october 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2025
These heady numbers on a global scale made Impossible Creatures a must-have Hollywood property, with visions of youth-appeal movies, merchandise and maybe theme park attractions dancing in the heads of studios looking for new IP.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
Eitan Horn Eitan Horn is a beloved youth leader who helped welcome newcomers to Israel, according to The Jerusalem Post.
—Victoria Beaule, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2025
Wood sees these questions as vital for youth struggling with uncertainty.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for youth
Mike Kaye
october 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2025
These heady numbers on a global scale made Impossible Creatures a must-have Hollywood property, with visions of youth-appeal movies, merchandise and maybe theme park attractions dancing in the heads of studios looking for new IP.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
Eitan Horn Eitan Horn is a beloved youth leader who helped welcome newcomers to Israel, according to The Jerusalem Post.
—Victoria Beaule, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2025
Wood sees these questions as vital for youth struggling with uncertainty.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for youth
Recent Examples of Synonyms for youth
Noun
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Surveillance footage showed Brown carrying the sleeping boy from his bedroom hours before he was found in a pool of blood, WFAA reported, citing Dallas police.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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It was given to a total of 2,249 baby boys in 2024, per the SSA.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
6 Oct. 2025
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But man, our kids went toe to toe with them.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Oct. 2025
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The event includes pumpkin decorating and other activities for kids, music, a plant sale and garden shop along with barbecue lunch sold by Amigos de Vista Lions.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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In 2008, Keaton wrote an op-ed in the Los Angeles Times reflecting on the iconic hotel, her childhood memories there, and broader preservation lessons for the city.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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After those first chapters grabbed the publisher’s interest, Gage turned the clock back to his childhood in San Diego and wrote his way to the present day.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
11 Oct. 2025
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Born in 1945, Dreja grew up in Kingston Upon Thames, England, and was drawn to rock ‘n’ roll as a teenager.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
7 Oct. 2025
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Still only a teenager (aged 19), but played 111 times for Ajax and has been in and out of the Dutch senior squad for almost two years.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The mother was taken into custody on suspicion of making criminal threats and felony child endangerment, Lynch said.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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On a sunny September afternoon, Pérez peered down the street outside her children’s school, scanning for suspicious vehicles.—
Melissa Sanchez,
ProPublica,
10 Oct. 2025
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Use of complementary and alternative medicine in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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Children and adolescents ages 2 to 18, without other high-risk factors like immunosuppression, can receive and should be offered the vaccine if they were not immunized before, according to the guidance.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
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Santos has also been charged with allowing a juvenile to have possession of a firearm.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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This is the third time in less than a week that a juvenile has been hit and seriously hurt or killed by a vehicle.—
Jennifer Edwards Baker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Youth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/youth. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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