fountain of youth
noun phrase
1
or Fountain of Youth in stories and legends
: a fountain with magic water which when drunk will cause a person to live forever
2
: a source of the kind of energy or health that young people usually have
Exercise is good for you, but it's not a perfect fountain of youth.
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Not only did Karlsson find the fountain of youth with a 101-point season, which resulted in him winning his third Norris Trophy as the NHL’s best defenseman, but the Sharks’ hockey operations department had a new leader in Grier, who had a plan to rebuild the team from the ground up.
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Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2025
Gwen Stefani was impossibly toned, and Flea was in a Speedo, so the watching could rest assured that L.A. truly does have a claim on the fountain of youth, or the nation’s finest trainers.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
Oracle’s Larry Ellison, who by his young appearance at the age of 80 might do well as a spokesman for the fountain of youth, did make some eloquent statements about training for drug discovery, of all things.
—R. Scott Raynovich, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Ryan McDonagh has seemingly found the fountain of youth in his Lightning return this season.
—Pierre Lebrun, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
But Ellison has found the fountain of youth both personally and professionally.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2024
His talent for pointing a camera in the right direction at the right time suggests the secret to immortality isn’t found in the fountain of youth.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Maybe Chapman will find the fountain of youth in the Back Bay and provide veteran leadership and a strong lefty alternative to Liam Hendriks, giving manager Alex Cora two hard-throwing weapons out of the pen, propelling Boston back to the post-season.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
More than three decades after Goldie Hawn sought the fountain of youth in the 1992 classic Death Becomes Her, Kate Hudson stars in a new horror-comedy that also tackles the topic of impossible beauty standards.
—Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2024
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Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2025
Gwen Stefani was impossibly toned, and Flea was in a Speedo, so the watching could rest assured that L.A. truly does have a claim on the fountain of youth, or the nation’s finest trainers.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
Oracle’s Larry Ellison, who by his young appearance at the age of 80 might do well as a spokesman for the fountain of youth, did make some eloquent statements about training for drug discovery, of all things.
—R. Scott Raynovich, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Ryan McDonagh has seemingly found the fountain of youth in his Lightning return this season.
—Pierre Lebrun, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
But Ellison has found the fountain of youth both personally and professionally.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2024
His talent for pointing a camera in the right direction at the right time suggests the secret to immortality isn’t found in the fountain of youth.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Maybe Chapman will find the fountain of youth in the Back Bay and provide veteran leadership and a strong lefty alternative to Liam Hendriks, giving manager Alex Cora two hard-throwing weapons out of the pen, propelling Boston back to the post-season.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
More than three decades after Goldie Hawn sought the fountain of youth in the 1992 classic Death Becomes Her, Kate Hudson stars in a new horror-comedy that also tackles the topic of impossible beauty standards.
—Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2024
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