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
Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
Some interactive experiences will also be banned for Roblox's youngest users.
—Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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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Jojo took to it at a young age, and is real interested.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
Some interactive experiences will also be banned for Roblox's youngest users.
—Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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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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Kirk is thirty-one; his rise to power has paralleled that of the MAGA movement, for which he’s become a youthful avatar.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
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Posters of rock bands like Def Leppard, Whitesnake, and Motley Crüe cover the walls, while a youthful Johnny Depp and U2's The Edge add to the 80s vibe.David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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There’s a lot to unpack from this family photo, which prominently features the world’s richest man, standing with the president-elect’s offspring and their partners and their children.Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Such food sharing happens between bats who are related – such as mothers and their offspring – but also unrelated individuals.Sebastian Stockmaier, Discover Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
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The company continues to focus on advancing SLK in Phase 3 clinical trials for hidradenitis suppurativa and psoriatic arthritis, with additional trials planned for juvenile HS, palmoplantar pustulosis, and axial spondyloarthritis.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
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The stalks on the juvenile Arthropleura resemble those of a crab, which could point to the creature having an amphibious youth before becoming terrestrial in adulthood.Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
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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, 23 Oct. 2024
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Oscar winner Melissa Leo (The Fighter) will lead Mother Wolf, about a retired grandmother, on the verge of a trip of a lifetime, who suddenly becomes caretaker of her brood of grandchildren.Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024
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Some growers also pinch plants back in September to create an even crown and remove immature stem segments.Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2024
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Harris 2024 Polls: Harris Leads By 1 Point In Two Latest Surveys Unfortunately, these metrics do not work well for an immature, emerging business.Andrew Binns, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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Russian tanks in particular are liable to explode shortly after being hit and crews need to get away fast without bothering to shut the heavy armored hatches behind them.David Hambling, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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Two days after launching, Isaacman and his crew further made history: Becoming the first nonprofessional astronauts to open the hatch of their vehicle and expose themselves to the vacuum of space.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2024
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In a more recent study, researchers gathered data from nearly 7,000 adolescent school children in Ontario, Canada.Carina Woudenberg, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
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Seven French families have filed a lawsuit against social media giant TikTok, accusing the platform of exposing their adolescent children to harmful content that led to two of them taking their own lives at 15, their lawyer said Monday.Reuters, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
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This specimen offered is an F2 progeny of this original cross.Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 30 Sep. 2024
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Camouflage patterns and rasta colors adorn noticeably giddy attendees of all ages as the iconic musician’s progeny share his music and its timeless message.Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Young.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/young. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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