unchildlike

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Recent Examples of unchildlike The recent wave of bans comes as many Republicans, in their opposition to gun control, climate science, food stamps, public education, and other social services, work assiduously to render the lives of American children as unchildlike as possible. Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unchildlike
Adjective
  • Later in the day, someone older or more experienced might have excellent advice for you.
    Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2024
  • With plenty of novice and intermediate trails, though, the mountain is generally favored by locals and more experienced skiers for its high elevation with double black diamond trails and, of course, that deep natural snowfall.
    Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Brown, in response, gave the singer a knowing look before bursting into laughter and putting her hands to her chin.
    EW.com, EW.com, 23 Oct. 2024
  • There is more collaboration, more knowing and being known, more sweetness.
    Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, TIME, 17 Sep. 2024
Adjective
  • Beyond basic chatbot capabilities, companies are racing to develop more sophisticated AI tools.
    Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • One is the dusty mine where the Guggenheim family made their fortune, prior to founding the sophisticated Guggenheim Museum in New York City.
    James Dziezynski, Outside Online, 10 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • The couple were first romantically linked in 2020 and have publicly documented their relationship, worldly travels and White’s Olympic farewell on their social media pages ever since.
    Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
  • The following day, Mercury will enter your worldly territory, sparking your curiosity and desire to express yourself more openly.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • According to the team, this emphasizes the cosmopolitan nature of the Roman Empire.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Like Trump, Carlson appeals to his base by positioning himself as a class traitor—not a man of the people, exactly, but an apostate from the cosmopolitan élite.
    Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • That was a smart play, because his impact was necessary, not only in creating zone-coverage looks in the pass game, but also as a running back and pass catcher.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • The company continues to focus on its strategy of providing energy and smart home solutions, supported by its recent acquisition of Vivint Smart Home (NRG).
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Crucially, they are grounded in real-world experiences, from a recent exchange with worldly-wise restaurant waitresses in Bordeaux exemplifying trust and collaboration, to the coaching of top CEOs over the past 20 years.
    HEC Paris Insights, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Heather Alicia Simms and Vanessa Bell Calloway are both sharp, witty, and poignant without sentimentality as the play’s two matriarchal figures, the formidable Missy Judson and Idella Landy, the wry, worldly-wise housekeeper who essentially raised Charlie.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 16 June 2024
Adjective
  • The next decades will witness, for the first time, the full impact of one-child families on adult Chinese society.
    Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2012
  • At first, the dynamic seems ambiguous: closer to that between a mom and her barely adult son than a wife and her husband.
    Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2023

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“Unchildlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unchildlike. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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