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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
Her recent wardrobe has revolved around pieces like denim cut-offs, cowboy boots, brimmed hats, and even suede chaps.
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2024
Walz hopped out, pulled on a bird vest and a pair of brush chaps.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 17 Oct. 2024
From naked dresses to crotchless chaps, she’s quite literally done it all.
—Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 24 Sep. 2024
Then both chaps in the room would turn to the wall and face away from the actors, which gave the actors a chance to get up out of the bed and put robes on.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2024
Walz hopped out, pulled on a bird vest and a pair of brush chaps.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 17 Oct. 2024
From naked dresses to crotchless chaps, she’s quite literally done it all.
—Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 24 Sep. 2024
Then both chaps in the room would turn to the wall and face away from the actors, which gave the actors a chance to get up out of the bed and put robes on.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chap
Noun
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This is a guy who's done everything Trump's asked him to do.ABC News, ABC News, 22 Dec. 2024
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The reporters were seated on the main stage and understood nary a word of his speech, although the Wall Street Journal guy faked it by writing stuff down.Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
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He was born in Germany in 1890 and moved to the U.S. as a kid.Craig Custance, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
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That’s something a kid watching from the stairs in his parents’ house could watch in wonder.Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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The Complete Bocuse by Paul Bocuse Amazon This is a recipe book by a gentleman, Paul Bocuse, who is hailed as the greatest French chef—or maybe the French people would say the greatest chef—of the twentieth century.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2024
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And Kelce is as good as his word as his profile picture on X (formerly known as Twitter), has been updated to include a shot of the gentleman in question.Clare Fisher, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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There, in 1995, a 26-year-old Gulf War veteran lighted a fuse inside a rental truck packed with 5,000 pounds of explosives and killed 168 people, including 19 children in the second-floor day care.Zach Baylin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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Investment in children’s content remains negligible, at A$58M, down from A$81M the year before but up on the 2019/20 figure of A$51M. Meanwhile the Producer Offset contributed A$245M of investment in all drama, with $75M in financing provided for Australian theatrical features.Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
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The first male sea otter arrived in the Elkhorn Slough, 35 miles north of Bixby Cove, in the late 1990s.Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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One of the whales is a juvenile male identified as #5110.Gil Macias, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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Orphaned, lost, and alone after a flood kills his family and carries him away from his homeland, the young Mufasa is rescued by a friendly lion cub called Taka (who later becomes Scar), the heir to a royal bloodline, who always wanted a brother.Graeme Green, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Dec. 2024
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Get a sneak peek of Blue Ivy's performance in Mufasa alongside mom Beyoncé When the story begins, Mufasa (Aaron Pierre) is still a cub, beloved by his parents, until a flash flood separates them and leaves Mufasa to fend for himself in the world.Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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And there’s almost no one in town who wouldn’t take that offering, except this scrawny dude.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
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Chris Martin is known for being a super-chill dude.Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Chap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chap. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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