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as in kid
Southern & Midland
a young person who is between infancy and adulthood
a cute little chap
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Recent Examples of chap
The big picture: The chaps designed by Miss Rodeo Texas won the judges' award.
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Erin Alberty, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
Because Eton is Eton, applications will continue to pour in, but the new chaps in tailcoats won’t necessarily be from the United Kingdom.
—airmail.news, 21 Sep. 2024
Beyoncé stunned in an all-white, studded bodysuit paired with chaps, red-bottom glittering silver boots—a combo that felt equal parts high fashion and Texan flair.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 26 Dec. 2024
Players showed up to practice in chaps caked with mud and .45s in holsters.
—airmail.news, 31 Aug. 2024
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Erin Alberty, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
Because Eton is Eton, applications will continue to pour in, but the new chaps in tailcoats won’t necessarily be from the United Kingdom.
—airmail.news, 21 Sep. 2024
Beyoncé stunned in an all-white, studded bodysuit paired with chaps, red-bottom glittering silver boots—a combo that felt equal parts high fashion and Texan flair.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 26 Dec. 2024
Players showed up to practice in chaps caked with mud and .45s in holsters.
—airmail.news, 31 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chap
Noun
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With that, the two guys spontaneously started dancing — punching the air, while spinning on their feet, ecstatic.—
Wash Westmoreland,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Feb. 2025
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Finer gives me glance, as in: Why rattle on dash of guy with no baby?—
George Saunders,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Scammers — with access to kids’ names and school information — are tricking parents into paying for bogus SAT and ACT prep materials.—
Jan Diaz,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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Apolinario, meanwhile, has seen strong interest in another type of sitter—not for kids, but for dogs.—
Brandon Kochkodin,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Three-year-old Duncan, a jowly black-and-white gentleman with floppy ears, is also seeking new companions.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2025
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Ladies and gentlemen, the Weeknd …performed at the Grammys.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
2 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Their adult children wept on the witness stand and spoke of their devastation.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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Make your 100 percent tax-deductible donation today to help UNICEF reach more children in need.—
UNICEF USA,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Transgender teenagers are using the New Hampshire courts to target President Donald Trump’s executive order prohibiting biological males from participating in female sports.—
Emily Hallas,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
12 Feb. 2025
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Both of the fathers say the intention of the armband was not to protest Tirrell, but to support their own daughters in a game that featured a biological male.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The zoo shared a clip of the cubs emerging from their private den with their mother Shala.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2025
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The zoo said they cannot be released back into the wild because cubs need at least two years with their mother to learn survival skills.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA TODAY,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Usually, that question produces a sparse list of obvious salary dumps plus a handful of veteran players who are getting squeezed out by some dude on Keith Law’s Top 100 Prospects list.—
Jayson Stark,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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Now, Walter is still hanging around Misty, doting on her and generally just being a great (yet super-creepy) dude.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Chap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chap. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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