as in kid
a young person who is between infancy and adulthood
planning to spend their vacation at a couples-only resort where they would not be bothered by snotty-nosed sprats
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Recent Examples of sprat
Her family’s Christmas lunch includes two versions of Jansson’s temptation (one with sprats, one without) and, of course, schnapps and singing.
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Eric Kim, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
The fish’s brine perfumes the cream with warm spices, such as nutmeg and cinnamon, and the sprats themselves melt into oblivion after a long bake.
—Eric Kim, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
The store’s shelves are stocked with sausages, many-layered honey cake, tinned sprats from Latvia, and other Eastern European goods.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2023
Baltic Sea sprat smoked with heather and chamomile, say — to stretch your taste beyond its comfort zone and perhaps prime your next order.
—New York Times, 26 Aug. 2021
If left to swim downstream by themselves, some of the sprats would get lost and overheated in the stagnant reservoirs behind each dam; despite screens, others would be ground up in the turbines.
—Patrick Symmes, Harper's magazine, 28 Oct. 2019
In the Baltic Sea, juvenile herring and sprat – another small herring-like fish – have more food available to them in warm years than in cool years, and have also benefited from warming.
—Chris Free, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2019
Eric Kim, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
The fish’s brine perfumes the cream with warm spices, such as nutmeg and cinnamon, and the sprats themselves melt into oblivion after a long bake.
—Eric Kim, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
The store’s shelves are stocked with sausages, many-layered honey cake, tinned sprats from Latvia, and other Eastern European goods.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2023
Baltic Sea sprat smoked with heather and chamomile, say — to stretch your taste beyond its comfort zone and perhaps prime your next order.
—New York Times, 26 Aug. 2021
If left to swim downstream by themselves, some of the sprats would get lost and overheated in the stagnant reservoirs behind each dam; despite screens, others would be ground up in the turbines.
—Patrick Symmes, Harper's magazine, 28 Oct. 2019
In the Baltic Sea, juvenile herring and sprat – another small herring-like fish – have more food available to them in warm years than in cool years, and have also benefited from warming.
—Chris Free, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sprat
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Roblox is adding some new restrictions to its game platform for minors under 13. Roblox will not let kids under the age of 13 play, search for, or discover unrated experiences as of Dec. 3.Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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The kids were asked to bring items that had to do with Ireland.Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Many families — 41 students total — living in Castro’s boundary send their children to other schools in the district.Jessica Seaman, The Denver Post, 9 Nov. 2024
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Loading your audio article SAN JOSE — Dozens of parents and their children gathered Thursday evening to protest potential closures in Berryessa Union School District and ask officials to consider alternative solutions for budget constraints.Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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So far this year, 37 juveniles have been shot in Cincinnati, according to police data.Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 4 Nov. 2024
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Responding officers found several victims before soon arresting a juvenile at the scene, per police.Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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Another guest star emerges when Andy Samberg pops in as the dead bear cub that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently admitted to dumping in Central Park.Shania Russell, EW.com, 3 Nov. 2024
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Do not try to approach bear cubs, no matter the situation.Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Sprat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprat. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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