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as in boy
a male person who has not yet reached adulthood
fond of telling tall tales of the days when he was just a lad
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Recent Examples of lad
Ford’s actually relatively locked-in as the gruff but supportive Colonel Graff training the impressionable Ender (Asa Butterfield), who has to save the universe as all lads in these types of films tend to do.
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Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Feb. 2025
Clearly, a tiny minority of lads will make it but nearly all will be a way of sourcing a cut of a government education grant … Anybody seen anything worth reading on this?
—Stuart James, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
The aftermath brought more mind-boggling popularity for the Liverpool lads—and a turning point for rock ’n’ roll.
—Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Feb. 2025
Wes Brown was a Manchester lad who continued to get a bus to training.
—Andy Mitten, The Athletic, 2 Feb. 2025
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Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Feb. 2025
Clearly, a tiny minority of lads will make it but nearly all will be a way of sourcing a cut of a government education grant … Anybody seen anything worth reading on this?
—Stuart James, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
The aftermath brought more mind-boggling popularity for the Liverpool lads—and a turning point for rock ’n’ roll.
—Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Feb. 2025
Wes Brown was a Manchester lad who continued to get a bus to training.
—Andy Mitten, The Athletic, 2 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lad
Noun
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These guys fought savagely, just fought incredibly hard.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
3 Apr. 2025
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The guy who shot that, Louis Powell, one of our South Africans, has been with the show for a very long time.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The nonprofit provides underprivileged kids with a custom birthday cake free of charge.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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With kids living far away, couples become cohabitants without much reason for romance, or the excitement love creates, making two people as one.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Off the floor, the 6-foot-2 floor general carries himself like a true gentleman.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
1 Apr. 2025
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Frank This character doing all the heavy lifting to keep Rick’s ruse afloat and Sam Rockwell doing all the heavy lifting to keep this plot interesting: Thank you for your service, gentlemen.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In the photos, the teenager can be seen smiling with his mom and enjoying time with friends, as well as posing with family in some throwback photos.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Robbins noted that many college students and teenagers were on spring break during the movie’s opening, which also helped some markets.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2025
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Generally portrayed as a male, Aslan was created as an allegory for Jesus by author C.S. Lewis.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
3 Apr. 2025
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Those individuals were 70% Black and close to 80% male.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The dude is so shredded, has so much energy, a crazy amount.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
7 Apr. 2025
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And maybe the dude who held my mom up at gunpoint and stole her car gets caught.—
Katie Moore,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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However, most of the damages (as much as 90%) will be allocated to football and men’s basketball due to the revenue generated by the respective sports.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The film explores Ian’s romantic relationships with men and women and her evolving sense of her sexuality.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Lad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lad. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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