as in young
being in the early stage of life, growth, or development
it's still a youthful nation with a lot of promise and potential
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Recent Examples of youthful
The organ that colored all the earlier tales of youthful exuberance now plays a funeral dirge.
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David Glickman, Pitchfork, 27 Mar. 2026
Walker offers a fresh perspective with youthful vigor.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
For many of us, pink comes with youthful connotations.
—Minty Mellon, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2026
The album’s title is also a youthful Easter egg, a reference to the road from the singer’s native Liverpool to the Speke shoreline in the region that McCartney grew up in.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2026
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David Glickman, Pitchfork, 27 Mar. 2026
Walker offers a fresh perspective with youthful vigor.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
For many of us, pink comes with youthful connotations.
—Minty Mellon, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2026
The album’s title is also a youthful Easter egg, a reference to the road from the singer’s native Liverpool to the Speke shoreline in the region that McCartney grew up in.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for youthful
Recent Examples of Synonyms for youthful
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Szeemann’s two Venice Biennales followed a decade of frantic exhibition-making across the globe, by Szeemann himself and by young professionals proud to call themselves independent curators.—
Daniel Birnbaum,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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The legislation would require social media platforms to estimate the age of users and exclude obscene content to children 16 years old or younger.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Youthful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/youthful. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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