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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
As Kasubhai observed, despite its legal feebleness, Kennedy’s declaration and its explicit threat has had a concrete impact on the provision of gender-affirming services to American youths.
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Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Proceeds go toward safe housing and supportive services for transitional-age youths.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
Approximately six months ago, a similar encounter occurred at Shawnee Park, 3730 Lee Street, where antisemitic language was directed at youths playing basketball from an opposing youth group.
—Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Rates of depression and anxiety among youths peaked during the pandemic, following gradual increases over the previous decade.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2026
Previously, the maximum sentence in El Salvador was 60 years for adults and less for youths.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
The study, which surveyed 2,090 families with children aged 12 to 17, found that higher-quality meals were associated with a 22 to 34% lower prevalence of substance use among youths with low to moderate stress exposure.
—Jillian Pretzel, Parents, 11 Apr. 2026
Sentebale, which Harry co-founded with Prince Seeiso of Lesotho in 2006 and helps youths with HIV in southern Africa, filed suit last month in London's High Court, according to court records reviewed Friday.
—CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
According to the film’s official logline, the story begins when police chief Bum-seok, played by Hwang, receives unsettling news from local youths that a tiger has appeared in the hills, a report that erupts into village-wide panic and soon escalates into something far stranger.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2026
Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Proceeds go toward safe housing and supportive services for transitional-age youths.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
Approximately six months ago, a similar encounter occurred at Shawnee Park, 3730 Lee Street, where antisemitic language was directed at youths playing basketball from an opposing youth group.
—Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Rates of depression and anxiety among youths peaked during the pandemic, following gradual increases over the previous decade.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2026
Previously, the maximum sentence in El Salvador was 60 years for adults and less for youths.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
The study, which surveyed 2,090 families with children aged 12 to 17, found that higher-quality meals were associated with a 22 to 34% lower prevalence of substance use among youths with low to moderate stress exposure.
—Jillian Pretzel, Parents, 11 Apr. 2026
Sentebale, which Harry co-founded with Prince Seeiso of Lesotho in 2006 and helps youths with HIV in southern Africa, filed suit last month in London's High Court, according to court records reviewed Friday.
—CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
According to the film’s official logline, the story begins when police chief Bum-seok, played by Hwang, receives unsettling news from local youths that a tiger has appeared in the hills, a report that erupts into village-wide panic and soon escalates into something far stranger.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for youths
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Students in schoolyard as gunfire starts Bassam Abu-Assaf, the principal of the all-boys school that came under fire, said at least five armed settlers had approached the village of Al-Mughayyir, northeast of Ramallah, around noon.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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Officials said the children who died — three boys and five girls — ranged in age from 3 to 11 years old.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Yazbek is studying medicine and is living with her family among strangers in the refugee camp, trying to study on her iPad while kids play tag in the halls.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
24 Apr. 2026
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Instead, make plans for future vacations, fun outings and anything to do with playful activities with kids or sports.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
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Some of the investors and CEOs competing for teenagers have good reputations.—
Theo Baker,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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They are brought back together when Ruben gatecrashes Niall’s wedding, and the series jumps back and forth between the present and the past, with Stuart Campbell and Mitchell Robertson playing them as teenagers.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
24 Apr. 2026
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While disrupting the business of an American multinational company may seem a pallid response to the destruction of an Iranian primary school where more than a hundred children were killed, such asymmetric attacks in the physical and digital realms have been a feature of this conflict.—
Sue Halpern,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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The house, previously a school, is holding 400 people, including 120 children.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Youths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/youths. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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