weanling

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Recent Examples of weanling The striped dolphin was a female weanling (newly independent from its mother) that stranded freshly deceased on Hampton Beach. Breanne Kovatch, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2023 Hungry weanlings trailing after their full-figured mothers. Joe Drape, New York Times, 4 May 2023 Along with his final price as a 2-year-old, Morello was auctioned twice previously – for $140,000 as a weanling at the 2019 Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale and for $200,000 as a yearling at the 2020 Fasig-Tipton Selected Yearling Sale in Kentucky. Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 18 Apr. 2022 Dory originally purchased Chase the Chaos for $10,000 as a weanling in 2019. Larry Stumes, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Feb. 2023 The 10 American Pharoah weanlings sold last November brought an average price of $445,000. Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 6 June 2018 Fueled in part by the fascination with American Pharoah’s offspring, the average price for the 10,343 weanlings, yearlings and 2-year-olds in training sold at auction last year jumped by more than 14 percent from 2016, to $72,823. Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 6 June 2018 These weanling seals are fully recovered and ready to return to the wild! Alana Levene, BostonGlobe.com, 13 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weanling
Noun
  • Whale shark neonates, like other shark species, do not receive any parental care after birth.
    Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Most sightings of whale shark neonates come from accidental encounters — fisheries bycatch, strandings, or occasional lucky observations by divers or fishers.
    Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Franco's video made others aware of why parents may feel the need to set boundaries around wearing strong scents when holding newborns.
    Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Providing Edith and her peers with comprehensive training marks another critical step toward a future in which every newborn has a chance to live a happy, healthy life.
    Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In the toxicology literature, a series of reports suggest a rise in melatonin misuse—and indicate that some caregivers are even giving doses to infants.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Vulnerable populations, including infants and older adults, are susceptible to health risks because of the colder temperatures.
    Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • For instance, François Boucher’s eighteenth-century paintings of toddlers engaged in the work of scientists, artists, and philosophers previously formed an odd parenthetical downstairs.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Danielle and Richard each had one young child at the time — a toddler and a teen, respectively.
    Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The driver, who turned out to be a juvenile, ran several stop signs and red lights and drove into oncoming lanes of traffic.
    Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Two adults and 10 juveniles were arrested in connection with that gathering, police said.
    Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The nonprofit provides underprivileged kids with a custom birthday cake free of charge.
    Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • However, Goldstein’s distribution team strategically positioned the movie to open ahead of spring break, when plenty of kids have time off from school.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Large crowds gather at the Front Wave Stadium in Oceanside where thousands watch the Los Angeles Clippers G team play basketball while youth basketball leagues fill gymnasiums with multicultural teams of youngsters and their cheering, affectionate parents.
    Mary Wolshok, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Currently in post-production for a 2026 release, the drama retells the true story of a youngster raised by ostriches in the Sahara.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Nearly 1 in 4 children and adolescents experience these disorders, Fletcher added.
    Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 5 Apr. 2025
  • From 2017 to 2020, the prevalence of obesity among U.S. children and adolescents was 19.7%, with 14.7 million children aged 2–19 years having obesity, according to the CDC.
    Ashley J. DiMella Fox News, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2025

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“Weanling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weanling. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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