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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
Used primarily as an office building, its ornate design, carvings and sculptures — including a ground floor fountain with frolicking bronze youths — hadn’t invited much public attention or appreciation.
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Lina Lecaro, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
At the Santa Ana deployment site, volunteers logged at least 665 responses Tuesday morning after about four hours of canvassing, including 69 from seniors, 18 from veterans and 16 from youths.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
Parriman hopes to expand the programming his group can offer youths with more experiences in the arts, like painting, photography and videography, and wants to find a building with space for performances and studios.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2026
The ensuing crackdown led to the arrests of 25 youths between the ages of 11 and 18 and the seizure of 36 e-rideables.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2026
These vicious youths fell the infected almost for sport, which undersells the source of terror so essential to the series.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
Alongside her, child actors dance and frolic with shadow puppetry in the land of make-believe, where youths go on adventures and learn math, science and reading skills.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 13 Jan. 2026
The two youths then appear to talk to each other, and the victim briefly takes out his phone and puts it back in his pocket before the attacker, dressed in black and wearing a mask and hood, walks off.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2026
And lawmakers have created a path for youths previously sentenced to life without the possibility parole to seek relief.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
Lina Lecaro, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
At the Santa Ana deployment site, volunteers logged at least 665 responses Tuesday morning after about four hours of canvassing, including 69 from seniors, 18 from veterans and 16 from youths.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
Parriman hopes to expand the programming his group can offer youths with more experiences in the arts, like painting, photography and videography, and wants to find a building with space for performances and studios.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2026
The ensuing crackdown led to the arrests of 25 youths between the ages of 11 and 18 and the seizure of 36 e-rideables.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2026
These vicious youths fell the infected almost for sport, which undersells the source of terror so essential to the series.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
Alongside her, child actors dance and frolic with shadow puppetry in the land of make-believe, where youths go on adventures and learn math, science and reading skills.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 13 Jan. 2026
The two youths then appear to talk to each other, and the victim briefly takes out his phone and puts it back in his pocket before the attacker, dressed in black and wearing a mask and hood, walks off.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2026
And lawmakers have created a path for youths previously sentenced to life without the possibility parole to seek relief.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for youths
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This kid wasn’t one of her cousin’s lookout boys or some little man making a score for his momma.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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His boys became obsessed with Spurs at a young age, leading McIntyre to start going to away matches and on pre-season tours in the early 2010s.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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In it, the iconic Backyard kids must help team superstar Stephanie ‘Bubbles’ Morgan find her lucky bubble gum with just 30 minutes to game time.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
29 Jan. 2026
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During the hearing, lawmakers asked questions about when kids should start learning about AI and what kind of rights parents would have.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Jan. 2026
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Ringwald added that the material particularly spoke to her as a parent of teenagers who have to navigate fears about school shootings in their own lives.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
31 Jan. 2026
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Now, just two months after the Apopka community mourned the deaths of three teenagers on that dark stretch of Welch, Orange County is taking steps to make the road safer.—
Natalia Jaramillo,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2026
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The warehouse contained specialized food intended for young children and pregnant and breastfeeding women who were malnourished.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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When shown how to open the puzzles, children copied all the steps, even unnecessary ones.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Youths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/youths. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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