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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
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.
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Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2026
The contestants will be local youths and teens, ages 6 to 18, who are singers or in bands.
—Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 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
Attorneys for the officers and probation union officials said the prosecutions were an overreaction to a video — first published by The Times in 2024 — that showed officers standing by as several youths pummeled a fellow inmate at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
More than 600 students participate in the soccer games throughout the year, one of several activities youths can take part in during summer and spring break, including baseball, dance and martial arts classes.
—Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
The Young Patriots have been organizing white youths and community people around similar issues as YLO has and are working a few blocks north of Lincoln Park.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
The Guard has separately launched a recruitment drive targeting youths, seeking children as young as 12 to guard security checkpoints, carry out patrols, tend to the wounded, and perform other supporting tasks.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 1 Apr. 2026
Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2026
The contestants will be local youths and teens, ages 6 to 18, who are singers or in bands.
—Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 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
Attorneys for the officers and probation union officials said the prosecutions were an overreaction to a video — first published by The Times in 2024 — that showed officers standing by as several youths pummeled a fellow inmate at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
More than 600 students participate in the soccer games throughout the year, one of several activities youths can take part in during summer and spring break, including baseball, dance and martial arts classes.
—Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
The Young Patriots have been organizing white youths and community people around similar issues as YLO has and are working a few blocks north of Lincoln Park.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
The Guard has separately launched a recruitment drive targeting youths, seeking children as young as 12 to guard security checkpoints, carry out patrols, tend to the wounded, and perform other supporting tasks.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for youths
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Sophomore boys and freshmen and sophomore girls will start the day participating in an on-and off-ice fitness and skills combine, followed by a college/junior hockey fair for participating players.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
8 Apr. 2026
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Howe coached boys' and girls' cross country, freshman boys' basketball and helped with girls' spring track, according to officials.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The team's six seniors took the stage in front of a mix of adults and young kids.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Once their kids were in school, moms seemed to be allowed a gradual ascent back into the warmth and light of personhood.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Apr. 2026
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Three teenagers are accused of fatally shooting a 20-year-old Detroit man on the city's west side Monday night, according to the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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The flip-flopping of hearts is on par with the teenagers’ journey at boarding school.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
4 Apr. 2026
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In addition to two videos featuring children, Biel also shared a third clip showing the technique used on a dog.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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Namira’s mother often asks her children to copy-edit her e-mails.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Youths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/youths. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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