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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
The figures roughly follow the life cycle, with youths at one end and the elderly at the other.
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Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Organizers announced the 2026 Downtown Days festival in Lee’s Summit will be its last after fights, assaults, property damage and large groups of youths refusing to disperse marred Saturday’s event.
—Ian Cummings, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026
However, Lyft also offers a teen rider program for youths ages 13 to 17 in certain cities and states.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
Leo has been emphasizing a message of hope for youths in Spain, a once overwhelmingly Catholic country that experienced a religious crisis after its 20th century dictatorship ended and democracy took root.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
The contest is open to youths 18 and younger.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026
Today, some 100 youths take part in the year-round training sessions that take place four days a week.
—ABC News, 4 June 2026
Durso alleged that Valle was upset after the previous altercations and lost his cool when his friend’s vehicle was damaged by the crowd of youths who rocked and shook the vehicle Valle and his friends arrived in.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2026
Subway shenanigans continued in South Brooklyn Sunday, with officials seeking two youths caught having snuck into the subterranean Church Ave.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 1 June 2026
Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Organizers announced the 2026 Downtown Days festival in Lee’s Summit will be its last after fights, assaults, property damage and large groups of youths refusing to disperse marred Saturday’s event.
—Ian Cummings, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026
However, Lyft also offers a teen rider program for youths ages 13 to 17 in certain cities and states.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
Leo has been emphasizing a message of hope for youths in Spain, a once overwhelmingly Catholic country that experienced a religious crisis after its 20th century dictatorship ended and democracy took root.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
The contest is open to youths 18 and younger.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026
Today, some 100 youths take part in the year-round training sessions that take place four days a week.
—ABC News, 4 June 2026
Durso alleged that Valle was upset after the previous altercations and lost his cool when his friend’s vehicle was damaged by the crowd of youths who rocked and shook the vehicle Valle and his friends arrived in.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2026
Subway shenanigans continued in South Brooklyn Sunday, with officials seeking two youths caught having snuck into the subterranean Church Ave.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for youths
Noun
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Young boys, some no older than five or six, showed off their marksmanship by throwing reeds like spears with perfect accuracy, and the men demonstrated their precision with bow and arrow.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Langston shared a personal story about a Fort Worth athlete who wanted to play football, and had to play tackle with boys before girls flag leagues started to pop up.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 June 2026
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A little play tent with a play campfire had been thoughtfully set up for my kids in the living room.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 June 2026
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Yeah, the kids really want that, like ‘90s, Y2K kind of vibe.—
Deputy Entertainment,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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The George family was thrilled to learn the friendship Dave and Jesni had formed as teenagers in their church’s youth program had blossomed into a lifelong partnership.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
6 June 2026
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On a recent Wednesday night, a swarm of teenagers on a class trip filed into a pristine theater at one of the world’s most vaunted cultural venues and sat down to solve a murder.—
Elahe Izadi,
Washington Post,
6 June 2026
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The South Boston community is taking a stand and rallying around two children after an armed robbery at their lemonade stand Wednesday afternoon.—
Tammy Mutasa,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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The lobby is filled with well-to-do patrons, and seeing children in tow is not unusual.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 June 2026
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“Youths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/youths. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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