stripling

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Recent Examples of stripling More important still, thrilling these ultra-cultured striplings means winning over mom and dad, too. Devorah Lev-Tov, Robb Report, 25 June 2023 In Dunst’s hands, Antoinette is naturally happy, an excitable stripling full of life — the sort of protagonist you’d root for simply because the performer inhabiting her is so agreeable. Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2021 Best-selling author Margaret George has just published a novel repackaging the Roman emperor Nero, whose name has evoked mayhem and recreational pyromania for the past 2,000 years, as a misunderstood stripling. Joe Queenan, WSJ, 5 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stripling
Noun
  • Dickinson’s a London lad who determined a long time ago to show that the streets of his native city are not paved with gold.
    Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 20 May 2025
  • The Un Certain Regard selection centers on Colin, a shy London lad played by Harry Melling, who encounters the smoldering and charismatic leader of a motorcycle club named Ray, Skarsgard, on Christmas Eve at a local pub.
    Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Well, all but Prince Harry, his wife, Meghan Markle, and their two kids.
    Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • Her mother, now an author, was a Freudian therapist who worked with children and adolescents.
    Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 5 June 2025
  • Even more revealing, research shows that up to 22% of children and adolescents struggle with disordered eating.
    Daryl Austin, USA Today, 3 June 2025

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“Stripling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stripling. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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