childish
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It’s not a childish place, but it does produce childlike wonder.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
You’re trying to communicate something to a group that doesn’t want you to communicate to them, but, instead, wants you to simply imitate or channel angsty teenage feelings—that’s really childish.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
The vibes are childish, more like those of 11-year-old boys pretending they’re in an action cartoon than adult men who read books and enjoy the company of women.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
Little by little, through her childish chatter retracing her arrival in Denmark and some research done in South Korea, Randel uncovered a different story from the one in her Danish adoption papers.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
Trying to reach David and get him to help feels both childish and impossible.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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