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Adjective
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There is an infantile phase, a childhood phase, and an adult phase.—
Team Verywell Health,
Verywell Health,
3 Apr. 2025 -
There are still rooms and contexts in which Germans — and now the head coach of the English national football team — are subject to infantile innuendo.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The tradeoff is a bit childish, sure, but Harry is also so ubiquitous that just about everyone knows one.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
30 Mar. 2025
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But the benefits in making the Watch jauntily colorful, for instance, could be outweighed by a result that looks, well, childish.—
David Phelan,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The low-scoring adolescent may not have enjoyed those same advantages and may have experienced stress due to poverty.—
Dalton Conley,
TIME,
19 Mar. 2025
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Disturbing New Details Emerge About the State of the Global Climate Chronic Climate Stressors Hadfield and her team identified three main ways that climate change affected adolescent mental health.—
Stephanie Edwards,
Discover Magazine,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Audiences witness the characters’ lives unfold backward, from their fractured adult friendships to their youthful optimism.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
1 Apr. 2025
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But behind the image of youthful confidence lies a question increasingly whispered by allies and adversaries alike: Can Bardella, who has no experience in government, really lead?—
Thomas Adamson,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Adult males, called boars, are emerging from their dens this month, with females and juvenile bears expected to follow in April and early May.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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But with the White House continuing to insist that Goldberg lied and that nothing was classified, The Atlantic called their bluff and published them in full, complete with missile-launch schedules and juvenile fist-bump emojis.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Infantine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infantine. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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