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as in boys
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 lads
The year was 1994, and a handful of Irish lads were gathered at a hotel in Northern Ireland to celebrate Colin Cather’s pending nuptials.
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Abby Ellin, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2026
Hurzeler had better hope his lads don’t fall behind.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
McMurtry Automotive Ten years since the company formed, the mad lads at McMurtry Automotive are bringing the record-setting Spéirling Pure hypercar to life.
—New Atlas, 25 Feb. 2026
Even when rehearsals began at an old film studio in East London, Daldry and his creative team weren’t sure which lads would make the grade.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
Mescal, Keoghan, Quinn, and Dickinson are each headlining their own respective Beatles film, which will dive deep into the minds of the Liverpudlian lads who changed music forever.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
Laborious yet lithe lads and lasses have loyally leapt to luminate the lexical labyrinths of logic locking the lucrative lotto, longing to lure the lavish luxury lying latently in local landmarks.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2026
George Martin became the world’s most legendary producer with the Beatles, the studio wizard who teamed up with four lads from Liverpool to transform music.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2026
At their gigs in London’s massive Wembley Stadium and in Manchester’s Heaton Park, lads cried and moshed and showered each other in beer and cider and more questionable liquids.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Abby Ellin, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2026
Hurzeler had better hope his lads don’t fall behind.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
McMurtry Automotive Ten years since the company formed, the mad lads at McMurtry Automotive are bringing the record-setting Spéirling Pure hypercar to life.
—New Atlas, 25 Feb. 2026
Even when rehearsals began at an old film studio in East London, Daldry and his creative team weren’t sure which lads would make the grade.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
Mescal, Keoghan, Quinn, and Dickinson are each headlining their own respective Beatles film, which will dive deep into the minds of the Liverpudlian lads who changed music forever.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
Laborious yet lithe lads and lasses have loyally leapt to luminate the lexical labyrinths of logic locking the lucrative lotto, longing to lure the lavish luxury lying latently in local landmarks.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2026
George Martin became the world’s most legendary producer with the Beatles, the studio wizard who teamed up with four lads from Liverpool to transform music.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2026
At their gigs in London’s massive Wembley Stadium and in Manchester’s Heaton Park, lads cried and moshed and showered each other in beer and cider and more questionable liquids.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lads
Noun
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After all, many people engage in self-pleasure; many women get their periods; many boys have ejaculated in their sleep.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
18 Mar. 2026
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The behavior is especially impactful for young boys whose brains are still developing; teenagers’ executive functioning, abstract thinking and decision-making skills continue to form through age 25.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Among the other guys to do it, the most recent season any of them played was Brian Leetch in 2000-01.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2026
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The old guys delivered this one Texas isn’t here if not for two of most experienced players.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Mar. 2026
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In mere hours, central Madrid’s historic coffee spot, Café Comercial, will be thronged with content creators, micro-influencers and ‘cool kids’ attending the first in a rolling series of YSL Beauty activations, each envisioned as a block party.—
Joe Bobowicz,
Vogue,
20 Mar. 2026
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The kids naturally played hoops, too.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The 19-year-old victim told police that a group of males verbally confronted him on the Red Line train.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
18 Mar. 2026
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Females, which are significantly larger than males, construct large webs that are often golden or yellow colored to capture prey.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
17 Mar. 2026
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Police later said four teenagers had been detained in a car near another synagogue in Rotterdam.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
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More than half of teenagers are using the technology for schoolwork, a Pew Research Center report released last month found.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
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Families frolicking in this Holidome surely had no idea about the mission of these nine tall gentlemen who trouped in and out.—
Bill Hancock,
Kansas City Star,
12 Mar. 2026
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And so with that throat clearing out of the way, ladies and gentlemen Starbucks has just become one of the Best Stocks in the Market.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
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Jamie doesn’t fully buy it for a bunch of reasons but especially because those two dudes are incredible creeps and one of them tried to coerce Fanny into joining him on the road.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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That's when golden dudes will start being handed out.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Lads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lads. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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