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young

[yuhng] / yʌŋ /


NOUN
animate beings that are not mature
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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To manage on a starting salary, some young professionals are turning to convents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Dissatisfaction is building in L.A. as the city’s cost of living mounts and a new generation of young Angelenos are unable to buy homes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

It’s too bad Donald was too young to see the entire 13-hour version of Victory at Sea.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

When the team disabled genes involved in phosphatidylcholine production in young worms, the mitochondria quickly began to resemble those typically seen in much older animals.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

In 1848, a young Frenchman named Louis Pasteur is still studying chemistry in Paris.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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