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as in boys
a male person who has not yet reached adulthood
a big, strapping youth who, even at his relatively young age, knew the meaning of hard work
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as in kids
a young person who is between infancy and adulthood
rounded up the neighborhood youths and organized them into a softball team
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Recent Examples of youths
The center became a beacon in Liberty City where many youths learned the fundamentals of dance, song and theater.
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Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Apart concert are $25 for general admission, $20 for SDFH members and free for youths 17 and under.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
Ninety percent of Republican and 52% of Democrats approved the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold a Tennessee law that bans transgender treatment for youths under 18.
—Karlyn Bowman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
When Hatakeyama saw the same pattern of youths falling through cracks, the Making Mindfulness Matter (M3) Wellness Center was born.
—Magda Liszewska, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
Fortinbras, a movement of unhoused youths, lay bare the crimes of his uncle Claudius, played by Art Malik.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
Fortune mirrored Jones' sentiment and said showing youths different options is important to foster their success.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Tennessee’s funding focuses on providing education for youths in foster care and the juvenile justice system, according to federal data.
—Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
Beyond work, Simoncic served as a mentor with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kansas City and volunteered to read to youths through the Lead to Read program.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Apart concert are $25 for general admission, $20 for SDFH members and free for youths 17 and under.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
Ninety percent of Republican and 52% of Democrats approved the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold a Tennessee law that bans transgender treatment for youths under 18.
—Karlyn Bowman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
When Hatakeyama saw the same pattern of youths falling through cracks, the Making Mindfulness Matter (M3) Wellness Center was born.
—Magda Liszewska, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
Fortinbras, a movement of unhoused youths, lay bare the crimes of his uncle Claudius, played by Art Malik.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
Fortune mirrored Jones' sentiment and said showing youths different options is important to foster their success.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Tennessee’s funding focuses on providing education for youths in foster care and the juvenile justice system, according to federal data.
—Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
Beyond work, Simoncic served as a mentor with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kansas City and volunteered to read to youths through the Lead to Read program.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for youths
Noun
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Of course, telling her boys apart is easy for Ness.—
Jeff Truesdell,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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There were men sitting at tables in front of what must have been a bar, three little boys who stopped playing on the pebble beach to watch me, two women also disembarking with baskets and packages from their shopping in Como.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Sep. 2025
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Her kids were at the celebration with flags and traditional Mexican shirts.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Sep. 2025
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Sign up now and be one of the cool kids.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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The Inuit victims, many of them teenagers at the time, were either fitted with intrauterine contraceptive devices, known as IUDs or coils, or given a hormonal birth control injection.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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Sometimes potential is fulfilled but most teenagers can be awkward and their potential is only starting to be seen.—
Jason Davis,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Dinner and show tickets are $43-$47, $33 for children 15 and younger and for show-only.—
Eric E. Harrison,
Arkansas Online,
11 Sep. 2025
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The couple shared two young children, a son and a daughter.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Curfews for juveniles were changed and curfew centers were opened.—
Matthew Cupelli,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
11 Sep. 2025
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Four juveniles accused of shooting and killing a 16-year-old at a northeast Charlotte home in August were charged with first-degree murder, police said.—
Jeff A. Chamer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Youths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/youths. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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