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Adjective
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For a long time, infantile amnesia was thought to be tied to an inability to make memories in infancy.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
20 Mar. 2025 -
The curious case of infantile amnesia The phenomenon of not remembering anything from early childhood is known as infantile amnesia.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Mar. 2025
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The angular clock hands and classic-leaning clock face protect this personality piece from becoming gimmicky or childish, and instead remaining sophisticated and tasteful.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
31 Mar. 2025
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See, the issue here isn’t that a college dude did a dumb, childish thing.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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There are so many adults like myself walking around with these adolescent feelings of rejection.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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And how have the brothers changed since their early years as adolescent stars?—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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Kruger had been an Akin superfan ever since his breakout Head-On — a gritty, violent love story about a young German-Turkish woman trying to break free of her religious, restrictive family — which won Berlin’s Golden Bear in 2004.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2025
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For much younger kids, Little Passports has an Early Explorers box ($20/month) aimed at children as young as 3.—
Adrienne So,
Wired News,
17 May 2025
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About a week later, a juvenile suspect was arrested in connection with the stabbing.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
26 May 2025
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David Shannon, who was appointed state’s attorney for the Judicial District of Litchfield in March 2022, oversees prosecutions at Superior Court in Torrington, Torrington Superior Court Geographical Area No. 18 and juvenile matters in Torrington.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
24 May 2025
Adjective
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Peripheral blood smear: A sample of your blood is examined under a microscope to look for abnormal cells, including immature cells that shouldn’t normally be in the bloodstream.—
Health,
Health,
24 May 2025
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Concluding the movie as a surprisingly mature teenager is a fascinating transition into a decade-plus of Cruise playing immature grown-ups.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
24 May 2025
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“Infantilized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infantilized. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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