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
Many who step away from heavy lash use find their face appears softer and more youthful without them.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
Last to arrive are Rick (Walton Goggins) and Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wood), a couple whose attachment to one another is hard to parse given his disinterest in her and her youthful, inextinguishable brightness toward him.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2025
By Matt Fuchs February 6, 2025 9:34 AM EST
The skin is more than an expression of your health and youthful good looks.
—Matt Fuchs, TIME, 6 Feb. 2025
Still, many see hope in the fact that Madagascar is an extremely youthful country, with half the population under the age of 18.
—Julie Bourdin, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Jan. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
Last to arrive are Rick (Walton Goggins) and Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wood), a couple whose attachment to one another is hard to parse given his disinterest in her and her youthful, inextinguishable brightness toward him.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2025
By Matt Fuchs February 6, 2025 9:34 AM EST
The skin is more than an expression of your health and youthful good looks.
—Matt Fuchs, TIME, 6 Feb. 2025
Still, many see hope in the fact that Madagascar is an extremely youthful country, with half the population under the age of 18.
—Julie Bourdin, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for youthful
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“Youthful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/youthful. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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