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as in boy
a male person who has not yet reached adulthood
fond of telling tall tales of the days when he was just a lad
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Recent Examples of lad
While Best was too cool, and Charlton too straight, Law was the cheeky and abrasive lad, forever grateful to be on the pitch and giving everything.
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Sam Pilger, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Few have had the impact of local lad Rigg, who has shone again this season in a promising start to put Regis Le Bris’ side in the promotion race at the halfway point.
—Nancy Froston, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Most of the other lads were two years older than him.
—Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
A lot of the new lads signed early, which helped them to bed in.
—Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Sam Pilger, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Few have had the impact of local lad Rigg, who has shone again this season in a promising start to put Regis Le Bris’ side in the promotion race at the halfway point.
—Nancy Froston, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Most of the other lads were two years older than him.
—Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
A lot of the new lads signed early, which helped them to bed in.
—Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lad
Noun
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Lawrence is like the orange M&M, or the also-orange wiry guy from Inside Out 2.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
3 June 2025
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A lot of those guys play a version of that in the regular season.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
1 June 2025
Noun
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Morrison is 32 now — older, wiser, a lot more worldly than the kid who got into trouble, ended up in court and left Old Trafford without fulfilling that rare potential.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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Parents can help fill the gaps to help prepare their kids for life on their own.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Both gentlemen are pumped for the respective task ahead, especially one that involves the super stringent world of Formula 1.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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In what seems like a parody of a ritual that exists mostly in the imagination of cartoonists, the proposal requires the gentleman to be on his knees offering an astonished lady a box containing a ring.—
Judith Martin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 June 2025
Noun
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Other pictures and clips showed the teenager with some of his fellow prom-goers and a large shot of the entire class celebrating the momentous occasion.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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Emmanuel-Thomas had got his first call-up to Arsenal’s first-team squad at age 17, and there were almost two years when the teenager trained under manager Arsene Wenger’s watchful eye.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
Noun
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The suspect, who was confirmed by police to be an adult male, was also struck by gunfire and was transported to a local hospital in stable condition.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
1 June 2025
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Police records obtained by Fox News Digital show that Kroll, a male, was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon other than a firearm, obstructing a public officer and vandalism.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2025
Noun
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One thing Lewis has never been accused of is being dumb — or, probably, being a good dude.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
26 May 2025
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To work with Sly [Stallone] now, that dude is a beast.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 May 2025
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Kim Ng, who became the first female GM in the history of major North American men’s pro team sports when the Miami Marlins hired her to run the team’s baseball operations in 2020, is taking on a new challenge: building softball’s version of the WNBA.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
6 June 2025
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The second man then took off on foot down an alley on 46th Street.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2025
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“Lad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lad. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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