as in boy
a male person who has not yet reached adulthood
back in the old days when my dad was just a little shaver
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Recent Examples of shaver
Remove lint and defuzz your favorite garments with this easy-to-use fabric shaver.
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
In a nearby communal restroom, officers also found a shaver with hair clippings on the ground, White said.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2026
Manscaped’s ‘Hair Ballad’ Several ads trafficked in revulsion as an attention-getter, none more so than this one for a body shaver featuring various clumps of removed body hair singing with their little hairy mouths.
—Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
One day in May, Esnard paid a duty of $4,636 on a shipment of replacement shaver heads worth $3,040.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 9 Feb. 2026
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
In a nearby communal restroom, officers also found a shaver with hair clippings on the ground, White said.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2026
Manscaped’s ‘Hair Ballad’ Several ads trafficked in revulsion as an attention-getter, none more so than this one for a body shaver featuring various clumps of removed body hair singing with their little hairy mouths.
—Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
One day in May, Esnard paid a duty of $4,636 on a shipment of replacement shaver heads worth $3,040.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shaver
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Appearing on America's Newsroom, Crean Lutheran High School girls’ track and field athlete Olivia Viola addressed CIF's ongoing neglect of female athletes' calls to oust boys from competition, including AB Hernandez.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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Set in 1962, a boy roughly Travolta’s age voyages from New York to Los Angeles on a series of hopping flights with his mother, who is hoping to land a rich husband or a good Hollywood role in that order.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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The kid from Sin City looked like a winner from the first pull, gaining 777 receiving yards with three TDs as a rookie.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Many other people reject formal education (for other people, though usually not for their own kids) as unnecessary to attaining the highest ranks of wealth and power.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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The bottom seven teams in the league do not seem to have aspirations to compete, and more than a few teenagers now dot these rosters in a clear gambit to get in early on rising talent.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Both teenagers are hiding secrets; Johnny, a potentially career-ending injury, and Shannon, a troubled and violent home life.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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“Shaver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shaver. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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