as in childhood
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Recent Examples of boyhood
If the first eight steps, rising amid the site’s oak and maple trees, can be viewed as his birth and boyhood in the state, those at the summit reflect his later years of anguish and trial.
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Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
Cazorla returned to his boyhood club in 2023, having been one of several former players who bought shares in the club in 2012 when Oviedo faced financial difficulties.
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Nnamdi Onyeagwara,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
This also means that Alejandro Balde’s future on the left is under threat too, but at least Marc Cucurella has been taken out of the equation by joining Real Madrid - which ends any prospect of returning to boyhood outfit Barcelona.
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Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
There was Mendoza, where Godoy Cruz played; Bahía Blanca, home of Olimpo; Rosario, where both Ángel Di María’s Central and Messi’s boyhood club, Newell’s Old Boys, were crosstown rivals.
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Jordan Salama,
New Yorker,
27 June 2026
The best Survivor 50 moment has to be Devens in his pure boyhood joy flipping MrBeast's coin.
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Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 June 2026
Brothers Matt and Steve Vawter inherited their boyhood home following the death of their mother, Susie Vawter, in 2020.
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Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2026
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
Cazorla returned to his boyhood club in 2023, having been one of several former players who bought shares in the club in 2012 when Oviedo faced financial difficulties.
—
Nnamdi Onyeagwara,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
This also means that Alejandro Balde’s future on the left is under threat too, but at least Marc Cucurella has been taken out of the equation by joining Real Madrid - which ends any prospect of returning to boyhood outfit Barcelona.
—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
There was Mendoza, where Godoy Cruz played; Bahía Blanca, home of Olimpo; Rosario, where both Ángel Di María’s Central and Messi’s boyhood club, Newell’s Old Boys, were crosstown rivals.
—
Jordan Salama,
New Yorker,
27 June 2026
The best Survivor 50 moment has to be Devens in his pure boyhood joy flipping MrBeast's coin.
—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 June 2026
Brothers Matt and Steve Vawter inherited their boyhood home following the death of their mother, Susie Vawter, in 2020.
—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boyhood
Noun
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Jamal Musiala spent much of his childhood in England, developing his game in Chelsea’s youth academy and playing for England’s youth teams with his close friend Jude Bellingham.
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Plantation police are investigating after a child was found dead inside a vehicle Monday evening at an early childhood education center.
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The idea was to reflect girlhood through different periods of American history, showing the changes and similarities in books and their accompanying dolls and historically accurate outfits.
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As can be found in the books, Laura Ingalls (played by Alice Halsey) and her older sister Mary (Skywalker Hughes) have very different ways of going about girlhood.
Noun
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In those early days with a newborn, and even into toddlerhood, little ones need and want to stay warm.
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One child was already pushing my limits, and the idea of doing pregnancy, postpartum and toddlerhood again was a little bit scary for me.
Noun
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Like the real lives of American teens, the show made the everyday problems of high school and teen relationships feel like life and death, giving a gravitas to adolescence desperately needed.
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The World Health Organization’s definition of adolescence from 10-19 years of age is not a categorization routinely used for surgical decision-making.
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“Boyhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boyhood. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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