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as in kid
Southern & Midland
a young person who is between infancy and adulthood
a cute little chap
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Recent Examples of chap
Cyrus paired the butt-baring chaps with a matching bra made entirely of turquoise stones.
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Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 28 May 2025
The singer debuted new outfits, including furry chaps and a long coat, and celebrated her twins' birthday onstage.
—Caché McClay, USA Today, 12 June 2025
Stella McCartney introduced lacing to jeans in several ways including wide-leg jeans and faux leather jean chaps.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 11 June 2025
In Toronto, the dance centered around a superstar gay in chaps and a Rush T-shirt doing the dance perfectly.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 10 June 2025
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Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 28 May 2025
The singer debuted new outfits, including furry chaps and a long coat, and celebrated her twins' birthday onstage.
—Caché McClay, USA Today, 12 June 2025
Stella McCartney introduced lacing to jeans in several ways including wide-leg jeans and faux leather jean chaps.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 11 June 2025
In Toronto, the dance centered around a superstar gay in chaps and a Rush T-shirt doing the dance perfectly.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chap
Noun
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This -- Donald Trump should never have been hanging out with this guy and any other politician, any other human being.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 July 2025
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Our guys just competed and just really proud of the effort.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
20 July 2025
Noun
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And who can forget his time in that MTV reality show alongside his second wife Sharon and his youngest kids.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
24 July 2025
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This is children's reporter Rachel Wegner, here with the latest on schools, kids and more.—
The Tennessean,
The Tennessean,
24 July 2025
Noun
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Further blurring the line between fact and fiction, at a cocktail party in the sequel Stark bumps into tech-titan Larry Ellison and races a car in the Monaco Historic Grand Prix, a real-life auto race for gentlemen drivers.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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Jannik Sinner, the Wimbledon gentlemen’s singles champion, generated $9.1 million in media impact value.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
21 July 2025
Noun
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Central to his story is his birth on the dying planet Krypton and his arrival as an outsider to Kansas, and the creators of the comic, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, are children of European Jewish immigrants.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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That may involve preventing children from accessing the entire site or app, or only some parts or kinds of content.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Once there, officers found an adult male suffering from a gunshot wound.—
Ellie Buckheit,
Baltimore Sun,
20 July 2025
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Smoke Were in the military Were exposed to heavy metals or pesticides Have a family member with ALS Are male A neurologist (a doctor who specializes in diseases of the brain and nervous system) can diagnose ALS.—
Janelle McSwiggin,
Health,
20 July 2025
Noun
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Besides the cubs, the restaurant also features llamas, turtles and deer on its page on Douyin, China‘s counterpart to social media app TikTok.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
16 July 2025
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The cub will be released if it's caught A 69-year-old Wisconsin woman is recovering after she was attacked by a black bear.—
Jillian Frankel,
People.com,
15 July 2025
Noun
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Over all these years, dude — gosh, it’s been 15 years — looking back, that money would have benefited a lot of people, my kids being number one.—
Jayson Jenks,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
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Strange new dude Mysterio (Jake Gyllenhaal) proves an obstacle, and Spidey is rocked with a gut-punch announcement by controversial newsman J. Jonah Jameson (J.K. Simmons) revealing his secret identity.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
25 July 2025
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“Chap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chap. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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