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as in boys
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 kids
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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Recent Examples of youths
But those programs are targeted to youths growing up in poverty or foster care, plus children who lost a parent to COVID-19.
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Moriah Balingit,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
The city’s Office of Youth Opportunity provides career, development and safety support for Charlotte youths.
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Diamy Wang,
Charlotte Observer,
29 June 2026
Videos showed youths running through the event and scuffling with police before officers shooed attendees away.
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Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
27 June 2026
While advanced games offer realistic simulations at the cost of pricey purchases and steep learning curves, simpler titles have won over players looking to kill a few minutes—or return to their youths.
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Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
23 June 2026
Signs posted in Arabic around town encourage the Algerian players, who in turn spend their free time kicking balls around with local youths.
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Dave Skretta,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
Or the priest electing to stay in the city and open his doors to at-risk youths even as most of his flock had fled to the suburbs.
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Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
Baltimore County police are investigating how two youths obtained a gun that discharged Thursday and wounded one of them in the lower extremity, police said.
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Meghan Curtis,
Baltimore Sun,
14 June 2026
Moriah Balingit,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
The city’s Office of Youth Opportunity provides career, development and safety support for Charlotte youths.
—
Diamy Wang,
Charlotte Observer,
29 June 2026
Videos showed youths running through the event and scuffling with police before officers shooed attendees away.
—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
27 June 2026
While advanced games offer realistic simulations at the cost of pricey purchases and steep learning curves, simpler titles have won over players looking to kill a few minutes—or return to their youths.
—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
23 June 2026
Signs posted in Arabic around town encourage the Algerian players, who in turn spend their free time kicking balls around with local youths.
—
Dave Skretta,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
Or the priest electing to stay in the city and open his doors to at-risk youths even as most of his flock had fled to the suburbs.
—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
Baltimore County police are investigating how two youths obtained a gun that discharged Thursday and wounded one of them in the lower extremity, police said.
—
Meghan Curtis,
Baltimore Sun,
14 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for youths
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According to department officials, the complaint alleged that when girls object to sharing spaces with boys, the district puts the burden on the girls to find other facilities.
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Two young Brazilian boys showed their fancy dance moves the sound of a bagpipe played by Scottish Tartan Army fan Mark Love, who was visiting from Edinburgh.
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Clean high-traffic areas or rooms where pets and kids tend to cause messes more frequently.
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Elementary school-age kids like Jimmy may enjoy the aquarium at the Seas with Nemo & Friends, games at the exit to Spaceship Earth, character greetings at CommuniCore Hall, different soda flavors from around the world in Club Cool and rides like Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure or Frozen Ever After.
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Last summer, France’s public health authority recorded 1,418 drowning incidents — a 14% rise on the previous year — with deaths among teenagers aged 13 to 17 more than doubling.
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Two teenagers have been hospitalized following a shooting in Rankin, according to Allegheny County police.
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Officers discovered the bodies of Amy Steadman, her daughter, and her daughter's four children on the evening of June 23 after a neighbor requested a welfare check at an apartment, according to the Mechanicville Police Department.
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Some proponents of the curriculum changes dispute arguments that children will be explicitly taught religion, saying the Biblical passages and stories will be taught in the context of world history.
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“Youths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/youths. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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