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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
Previously, the maximum sentence in El Salvador was 60 years for adults and less for youths.
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ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Tickets are $30; $15 for students age 16-20; free for youths 15 and younger.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
The Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation offers a Free Snack Program that provides nutritious meals for youths — newborns to 18-year-olds — at its public parks.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 11 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
Now legions of bright-eyed radical youths were exiled to the countryside to learn from the peasants.
—Michael Sheridan, Vanity Fair, 8 Apr. 2026
The job-shadowing program for youths aged 14 to 20 allows participants to gain hands-on experience with officers who advise the program.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Tickets are $30; $15 for students age 16-20; free for youths 15 and younger.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
The Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation offers a Free Snack Program that provides nutritious meals for youths — newborns to 18-year-olds — at its public parks.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 11 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
Now legions of bright-eyed radical youths were exiled to the countryside to learn from the peasants.
—Michael Sheridan, Vanity Fair, 8 Apr. 2026
The job-shadowing program for youths aged 14 to 20 allows participants to gain hands-on experience with officers who advise the program.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for youths
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The Milton Hershey School, a residential school for K-12 students from disadvantaged economic and social backgrounds, has grown from an enrollment of four boys in 1910 to a co-ed institution with 2,200 students.—
David P. Willis,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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East Ridge won its first boys weightlifting title and did it in dramatic fashion.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Apr. 2026
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If kids are in your world, plan a game that includes them.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
17 Apr. 2026
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All kids are really good kids, but these are good kids.—
Jeff Capellini,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Officers arrived to find a single-vehicle wreck involving five teenagers ages 16 to 18, all with major injuries.—
Aidin Vaziri,
San Francisco Chronicle,
11 Apr. 2026
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Based on Margaret Atwood’s 2019 novel, the sequel series returns to the oppressive, patriarchal society, this time through the lens of teenagers Agnes (Chase Infiniti) and Daisy (Lucy Halliday).—
Rebecca Aizin,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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Marry, have children, and provide for them; attend church on Sundays, find your moral footing, and give generously to a community that shares your values.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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Fusco noted that even though the cuts are for non-teaching staff, children—especially the most vulnerable—will be affected.—
Joan Murray,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Youths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/youths. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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