as in youthful
being in the early stage of life, growth, or development
a young cat requires more food than an older one a young tree that will eventually reach 50 feet tall
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Recent Examples of young
Lydia Mee, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
Martínez sought to both channel their energy and encourage younger generations to pursue the music of their ancestors.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 5 Jan. 2025
Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2024
In reproduction, there’s the energy embodied by offspring–the hatchlings that emerge from eggs or the newborn young that result from live birth.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 16 May 2024
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The Tulsa Shootout is a major event in the micro sprint racing world, drawing young drivers from all over the United States to compete.
—Lydia Mee, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
Martínez sought to both channel their energy and encourage younger generations to pursue the music of their ancestors.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 5 Jan. 2025
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These trees are excellent hosts for caterpillars, an important food for birds feeding their developing young.
—Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2024
In reproduction, there’s the energy embodied by offspring–the hatchlings that emerge from eggs or the newborn young that result from live birth.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 16 May 2024
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On paper, with less than a minute left in the first half, this was no time for youthful recklessness.Michael Silver, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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In the 1970s, The Osmonds transitioned from youthful crooners to teenage heartthrobs with a knack for catchy, genre-spanning hits.Darryn King, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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Dolan’s offspring remain active in media and entertainment, most recently as the backers of the Sphere Entertaiment Co. which has made a splash in Las Vegas with its immersive-experience venue that is expanding into other cities.Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 29 Dec. 2024
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Romano took the opportunity to poke fun at his offspring and how his ranking off them has recently changed.Hannah Sacks, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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Ross’ novel approach tells Whitehead’s tale, based on true events, about two young Black men stuck in a wretched juvenile Florida reformatory school, the site of relentless and sometimes fatal abuse.Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
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The result was a 15-yard unsportsmanlike penalty for his juvenile antics.Rob Reischel, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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The insult stats that follow this team like a brood of baby ducks were erased after Santos’ kick sailed through the uprights.Jon Greenberg, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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Share [Findings] Climate change was expected to drive American lobsters to seek deeper waters, beavers to colonize new parts of Canada, and wolf spiders in the high Arctic to produce a second annual brood.Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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By the way, Key limes are green when immature and yellow when ripe, further adding to the color confusion.Chadd Scott, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2024
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Kids who are young for their grade are, almost by definition, more immature than their peers.Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 17 Dec. 2024
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Webcam viewership hit an all-time high last March, when around 32,000 people tuned in at once in hopes of watching Jackie’s eggs hatch, Steers said.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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Ortiz will teach students to prepare lamb fondue, smoke trout tartare, bison tenderloin with hatch green chile bearnaise, and Redstone Meadery tiramisu.Sara Hansen, The Denver Post, 19 Dec. 2024
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During the early years of the coronavirus pandemic, an expansion of the federal child tax credit led to dramatic reductions in adolescent poverty.Benjamin Oreskes, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Center specialized in child and adolescent psychiatry after graduating from medical school.Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2024
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Once inside our cells, the viruses can crank out hundreds to thousands of progeny, thus causing an active infection.Mark Kortepeter, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
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At the top of the third episode, the Jackal assumes the role of some dead rich person’s brokenhearted progeny, visiting a high-end German funeral home to extract sensitive information from its computer system.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Young.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/young. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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