as in young
being in the early stage of life, growth, or development
it's still a youthful nation with a lot of promise and potential
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Recent Examples of youthful
Those victories — pairing with the unbridled optimism that accompanies a youthful signal caller — set Gainesville ablaze entering 2025.
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Noah White, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
By comparison, Danceny is practically a boy, unschooled in the art of manipulation, and Reeves provides the character with the appropriate youthful naïveté.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2025
No other shoe balances dressy elegance and youthful energy quite like loafers, which are just as easy to style with a trench coat and a miniskirt as with a full suit or an occasion dress.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 17 Oct. 2025
Granit Xhaka already looks a strong contender for signing of the season, bringing experience and quality to an otherwise youthful squad.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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Noah White, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
By comparison, Danceny is practically a boy, unschooled in the art of manipulation, and Reeves provides the character with the appropriate youthful naïveté.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2025
No other shoe balances dressy elegance and youthful energy quite like loafers, which are just as easy to style with a trench coat and a miniskirt as with a full suit or an occasion dress.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 17 Oct. 2025
Granit Xhaka already looks a strong contender for signing of the season, bringing experience and quality to an otherwise youthful squad.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for youthful
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The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, or WIC, offers food benefits, breastfeeding services and nutrition education to 65,000 Arkansas women, infants and children younger than five.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Oct. 2025
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Every young solo traveler should heed these nine tips.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Youthful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/youthful. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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