Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jackanapeses
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The pair announced the birth of their son on Instagram, sharing a photo of the newborn swaddled in a blanket with their hands placed gently on top of him.—
Ariana Quihuiz,
PEOPLE,
2 Apr. 2026 -
Parents-in-law and other family members give gifts to newlyweds, and family friends and relatives give gifts to newborns.—
Tamanna Nangia,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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One out of the five people who lost coverage is a child, including 787 infants, 4,000 toddlers and over 15,000 school-age children.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Bangladesh has modified its vaccine schedule after health officials found a significant share of measles cases were occurring in infants younger than 9 months, who are not yet eligible for routine vaccination, according to local reports.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The walls disappeared into a forest of trees, where live monkeys and at least one bear lurked behind the trunks.—
Serena Turner,
Vanity Fair,
30 Mar. 2026
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And so do some primates, such as bonobos and snub-nosed monkeys.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
26 Mar. 2026
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Of all the former rascals, Symoné has enjoyed the longest and most successful career in entertainment.—
Andrew Walsh,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Jan. 2026
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In the years since 2004’s Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, Penn’s carved out a niche embodying big-talking, attention-grabbing rascals who say inappropriate things, then shrug their way through the consequences.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Cala Gaetano is the most breathtaking of all, both in awe and anxiety, where slippery steps without any barriers bring you to a secluded cove speckled with urchins.—
Kristina Kasparian,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Mar. 2026
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For its 310 students and more than 80 children from infants to toddlers, Greenland represents a second chance at school that is free from stigma and, experts say, a model for how young mothers can be reintegrated into education.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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While toddlers are famous for falling asleep in odd places, this particular location surprised even a seasoned mom.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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More, the coaches of the last three title-winning teams (Florida’s Todd Golden and Hurley) all come from the current crop of whippersnappers, as do the leaders of each 1-seed in this tourney.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
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Mills gives off the disarming sense of a secure soul undeterred by whippersnappers who toss around fancy words such as gerontocracy.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2026
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Among these studies, 12 post-approval studies included 3,646 neonates, newborns, infants and children.—
Dr. Jade Cobern,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Jackanapeses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jackanapeses. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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