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Recent Examples of infancy
The system challenges the idea that gas giant planets form at distances equivalent to 2 to 3 times the distance between Earth and the sun in the disks of gas and dust that surround stars during their infancy.
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Robert Lea,
Space.com,
23 June 2026
The latest interstellar visitor to be discovered in our solar system was born somewhere in the universe that was nothing like our home and, according to a new study, a time long before the solar system even formed—in the infancy of the cosmos.
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Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
22 June 2026
The nine documents are divided into three glass cases, each one marking different moments in America’s infancy.
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Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
And as if that wasn’t enough, the biggest, most in-your-face reason to applaud Genesis for its performance last weekend simply comes down to the fact that the automaker is still in its infancy.
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Jerry Perez,
The Drive,
17 June 2026
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Robert Lea,
Space.com,
23 June 2026
The latest interstellar visitor to be discovered in our solar system was born somewhere in the universe that was nothing like our home and, according to a new study, a time long before the solar system even formed—in the infancy of the cosmos.
—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
22 June 2026
The nine documents are divided into three glass cases, each one marking different moments in America’s infancy.
—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
And as if that wasn’t enough, the biggest, most in-your-face reason to applaud Genesis for its performance last weekend simply comes down to the fact that the automaker is still in its infancy.
—
Jerry Perez,
The Drive,
17 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infancy
Noun
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His arms, still rounded with the softness of babyhood, were raised; his hands behind his head.
Noun
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Like the real lives of American teens, the show made the everyday problems of high school and teen relationships feel like life and death, giving a gravitas to adolescence desperately needed.
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The World Health Organization’s definition of adolescence from 10-19 years of age is not a categorization routinely used for surgical decision-making.
Noun
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But errors induced by pressure and by the immaturity of new combinations prevented the All Blacks ever taking full control.
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But this commenter reframes a mother’s need for rest, connection and autonomy as immaturity.
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“Infancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infancy. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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