as in refreshed
made or become fresh in spirits or vigor
felt like a newborn activist after that pep rally
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as in child
a recently born person
intentionally bought clothes that were too big for her newborn but which undoubtedly would fit him in a few months
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Recent Examples of newborn
Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Poppy was the name chosen for a newborn pygmy hippo at the Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia after the zoo held an online contest to determine her name, with zoo officials saying Poppy won with 52.8% of the total votes.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 10 Jan. 2025
Sugarcane provides evidence that newborns were tossed into incinerators at St. Joseph’s Mission; NoiseCat’s own father, Ed Archie NoiseCat, miraculously avoided immolation as a baby only through the intercession of a groundskeeper who heard the infant’s cries.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
The central question is whether these gargantuan worlds were born huge (formed from unusually large clumps of gas and dust in the cloud of material swirling around a newborn star) or started out small and achieved super-size status by merging with other gas giants.
—Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Poppy was the name chosen for a newborn pygmy hippo at the Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia after the zoo held an online contest to determine her name, with zoo officials saying Poppy won with 52.8% of the total votes.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Noun
Boba Baby Wrap Carrier A Boba wrap or other baby carrier is a must-have for getting anything done around the house with a newborn.
—Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 10 Jan. 2025
Sugarcane provides evidence that newborns were tossed into incinerators at St. Joseph’s Mission; NoiseCat’s own father, Ed Archie NoiseCat, miraculously avoided immolation as a baby only through the intercession of a groundskeeper who heard the infant’s cries.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for newborn
Noun
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Palestinian children gather to receive food aid today in Deir al-Balah, Gaza.—
Jennifer Jett,
NBC News,
17 Jan. 2025
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Financial Responsibilities: Supporting The Family In one study, more than half of parents surveyed have prioritized giving financial help to their adult children over setting aside money for themselves.—
Paula Thielen,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Whether the Red Wings can keep this streak going hinges on Detroit’s ability to handle this early success under new coach Todd McLellan.—
Max Bultman,
The Athletic,
13 Jan. 2025
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Inside, however, nothing original had been left in place and everything was new.—
Ulrich Clewing,
Architectural Digest,
12 Jan. 2025
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Biden, who was in Los Angeles and saw the baby at the hospital, announced the birth at the end of an official briefing on wildfires in Southern California.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
9 Jan. 2025
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These were the size of carnival one-sheets, and full of startling clip-art imagery (a screaming head, a creepy baby in a mobcap) and aggressive block capitals, announcing the circus was back in town.—
Helen Shaw,
The New Yorker,
9 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Internet users can't get enough of the love between the infant and her granddad, who takes care of her from Monday to Friday when Rogers is at work.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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Looking like the cross between a spermatozoon and a tadpole, this needy, frail little infant is wrapped tightly in swaddling clothes, resting on the dresser and then the drawer of poor Jack Nance’s apartment in an industrial hellscape.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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And Parker, who shines a light all over the show, is particularly delightful and moving in her reborn persona.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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The reborn Pulido’s Kitchen & Cantina restaurants will remodel a former Western wear store in Willow Park into a new Pulido’s, co-owner Bourke Harvey said.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Jan. 2025
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Sharon Lyles, executive director of the diaper bank, said babies and toddlers left in dirty diapers can develop urinary tract infections and rashes.—
Michael Cuglietta,
Orlando Sentinel,
11 Jan. 2025
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Advice for parents of babies and toddlers Joey Kehoe and his 1-year-old daughter Florence barely escaped the fire that destroyed their condo on Palisades Drive.—
Jenny Gold,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Mecole Hardman is the only player who was limited, which could mean a very rested and strong Chiefs team is set to face the Texans.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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The rested Lions opened as massive 10-point home favorites for their Saturday night game.—
Hannah Vanbiber,
The Athletic,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Newborn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/newborn. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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