stripling

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Recent Examples of stripling More important still, thrilling these ultra-cultured striplings means winning over mom and dad, too. Devorah Lev-Tov, Robb Report, 25 June 2023 In Dunst’s hands, Antoinette is naturally happy, an excitable stripling full of life — the sort of protagonist you’d root for simply because the performer inhabiting her is so agreeable. Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2021 Best-selling author Margaret George has just published a novel repackaging the Roman emperor Nero, whose name has evoked mayhem and recreational pyromania for the past 2,000 years, as a misunderstood stripling. Joe Queenan, WSJ, 5 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stripling
Noun
  • Rugby lad Jay took two capsules one hour before drinking.
    Emily Peck, WIRED, 31 Dec. 2024
  • There’s a rousing musical sequence where the Take That lads rampage through the West End and, at the song’s peak, Williams leaps from the top of a double-decker red bus.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Video obtained by The Charlotte Observer showed jail staff speeding through supervision rounds before Dwight Weller, a man working in the jail, saw the teenager hanging and jolted back.
    Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2025
  • His performance as the troubled teenager landed him a Best Actor nomination at the Inside Soap Awards in 1999.
    EW Staff, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • On a regular day to get the kids out and on their way, my alarm is set to 6:55.
    Eileen Finan, People.com, 25 Jan. 2025
  • As the years went on, Underwood began to occasionally share a rare grid photo of her kids — but most of them would be via her Instagram Story; photos that would expire after 24 hours.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Research published in 2014 in the Journal of Adolescence highlights that adolescents who are high in rejection sensitivity are more likely to perceive their romantic partners as being conflictual, even when the interactions are neutral or non-hostile.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Nicotine, the primary chemical in cigarettes, is highly addictive, and the developing minds of adolescents may be especially vulnerable.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 15 Jan. 2025

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“Stripling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stripling. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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