schoolboys

noun

Definition of schoolboysnext
plural of schoolboy
1
as in schoolchildren

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2
as in youngsters

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schoolboys
  1. youngsters
  2. teenagers
  3. students
  4. readers
  5. juveniles
  6. boys
Noun
  • Some of the list’s youngsters, like Zuckerberg and Moskovitz, are simply just getting older.
    Samantha Kroontje, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
  • The fifth grade teacher assigned each of her students to visit two classrooms and read campaign letters aloud to practice public speaking and persuade youngsters to vote for their candidate.
    Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of youngsters
Noun
  • Research shows that teenagers spend an average of 7 hours and 22 minutes per day in front of screens—equivalent to 43% of their waking hours.
    Sarah Hernholm, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Now these teenagers are treated as adults from arrest to sentencing.
    ProPublica, ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of teenagers
Noun
  • School vouchers similarly use public funds to allow students to pay for tuition.
    Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Duncan was in Georgia last month to interview students following a school shooting at Apalachee High School.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of students
Noun
  • Here are 10 staples that will always grace our readers' Thanksgiving tables.
    Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Thousands of readers voted on the best songs and albums of the half-decade, and here are the results.
    Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of readers
Noun
  • California parents turned their children in after the Los Angeles Police Department asked for the public’s help finding juveniles who partook in multiple flash mob robberies at 7-Eleven stores and fled on bicycles.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Changes in state law governing juveniles have mattered little to crime victims who draw a straight line between Gascón’s actions and street violence.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of juveniles
Noun
  • For instance, research shows that during puberty, there are unique differences in how muscle develops in boys versus girls.
    Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2024
  • This doesn’t necessarily mean that girls and boys need vastly different strength training programs.
    Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of boys
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