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Recent Examples of weanling
White sharks gather near rookeries for a buffet as weanlings begin heading out to sea.
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Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
The striped dolphin was a female weanling (newly independent from its mother) that stranded freshly deceased on Hampton Beach.
—Breanne Kovatch, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2023
Hungry weanlings trailing after their full-figured mothers.
—Joe Drape, New York Times, 4 May 2023
Along with his final price as a 2-year-old, Morello was auctioned twice previously – for $140,000 as a weanling at the 2019 Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale and for $200,000 as a yearling at the 2020 Fasig-Tipton Selected Yearling Sale in Kentucky.
—Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 18 Apr. 2022
Dory originally purchased Chase the Chaos for $10,000 as a weanling in 2019.
—Larry Stumes, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Feb. 2023
The 10 American Pharoah weanlings sold last November brought an average price of $445,000.
—Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 6 June 2018
Fueled in part by the fascination with American Pharoah’s offspring, the average price for the 10,343 weanlings, yearlings and 2-year-olds in training sold at auction last year jumped by more than 14 percent from 2016, to $72,823.
—Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 6 June 2018
These weanling seals are fully recovered and ready to return to the wild!
—Alana Levene, BostonGlobe.com, 13 May 2018
Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
The striped dolphin was a female weanling (newly independent from its mother) that stranded freshly deceased on Hampton Beach.
—Breanne Kovatch, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2023
Hungry weanlings trailing after their full-figured mothers.
—Joe Drape, New York Times, 4 May 2023
Along with his final price as a 2-year-old, Morello was auctioned twice previously – for $140,000 as a weanling at the 2019 Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale and for $200,000 as a yearling at the 2020 Fasig-Tipton Selected Yearling Sale in Kentucky.
—Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 18 Apr. 2022
Dory originally purchased Chase the Chaos for $10,000 as a weanling in 2019.
—Larry Stumes, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Feb. 2023
The 10 American Pharoah weanlings sold last November brought an average price of $445,000.
—Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 6 June 2018
Fueled in part by the fascination with American Pharoah’s offspring, the average price for the 10,343 weanlings, yearlings and 2-year-olds in training sold at auction last year jumped by more than 14 percent from 2016, to $72,823.
—Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 6 June 2018
These weanling seals are fully recovered and ready to return to the wild!
—Alana Levene, BostonGlobe.com, 13 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weanling
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To understand where these births might be happening, researchers examined whether neonate sightings were associated with specific environmental conditions.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Most sightings of whale shark neonates come from accidental encounters — fisheries bycatch, strandings, or occasional lucky observations by divers or fishers.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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In addition, the draft budget calls for terminating an array of HHS initiatives dedicated to helping families with newborns and young children.—
Jenny Gold,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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The DTaP vaccine, given in childhood, is 90% effective, and the Tdap vaccine administered to pregnant women in the third trimester reduces pertussis cases in newborns by 77%.—
Amar Duggirala,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Apr. 2025
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John Mulaney opens up about life with infant son Malcolm during Hollywood Bowl show John Mulaney tour dates See if John Mulaney is headed to your city: Need a break?—
Julie Hinds,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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While looking through his phone, police allegedly found photos of the baby’s genitals and a video of the infant being digitally penetrated, according to the complaint.—
Nicole Acosta,
People.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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The stakes here for the rule of law couldn’t be higher, but the right approach for courts should be familiar to anyone who has raised a toddler.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2025
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The toddler had wandered away from his home in Seligman, Arizona, about 180 miles southeast of Las Vegas, and into rough terrain.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2025
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There, officers found more than 100 juveniles, many ages 13 to 17, many of whom were consuming alcohol that was later learned to be available in coolers at the residence, police said.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Two juveniles fled the vehicle on foot and were apprehended after a brief foot pursuit, Boisvert said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
14 Apr. 2025
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The massacre, which also wounded 21 people, became a blueprint for dozens of copycats and shattered the notion that kids were safe in school.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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And as kids grow, the questions can get more complex.—
Maya Payne Smart, Contributor,
CNBC,
19 Apr. 2025
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The Mets wouldn't want to part ways with any of their favorite prospects to land Robert, but this trio of youngsters should be enough to get a deal done.—
Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
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And now Campbell’s absence requires the emergency promotion of another youngster, Philippe Senderos.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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In addition, a summer camp is offered for teens and adolescents.—
Myrna Petlicki,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Apr. 2025
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It was used to study the impact of puberty blockers on adolescents' health.—
Alissa Widman Neese,
Axios,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Weanling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weanling. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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