teenage

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Recent Examples of teenage Police are not publicly identifying the teenage suspect because of his age. Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2025 To Bruce Beehler’s teenage ears, the sound was unfamiliar. Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025 The four-part drama covers the fallout from a brutal murder of a teenage girl by her male classmate following his radicalisation by misogynistic content online. Thomas Smith, Billboard, 15 Apr. 2025 Mariah Carey just pulled a classic mom move by embarrassing her teenage son in front of his friends. Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 5 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for teenage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teenage
Adjective
  • Related Stories As Dickens goes over each of Jesus’ miracles and other pivotal moments ahead of his gruesome death, young Walter walks into the biblical passages as an unseen figure watching from the sidelines and becoming enraptured by the tall tales.
    Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Plus both her young son (Jacob Robinson) and her sister (Violett Beane) thinks Violet is ready to get back out there, domestic-abuse-PTSD be damned.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Even my preteen son says the brand is cool among his peers and now takes one to school.
    Chaunie Brusie, RN, Parents, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Schererville man gets 25 years for molesting preteen girl A Schererville man was sentenced to 25 years in prison April 2 for molesting a preteen girl.
    Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • One of my favorites of the important supporting cast is the charismatic Chinese couple who runs two shops in town and provides material support to the twins’ efforts to start their juke joint — Grace (Li Jun Li) and Bow Chow (Yao), who have an adolescent daughter, Lisa (Helena Hu).
    Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Shot at Maine North High School in Des Plaines, Ill., The Breakfast Club saw five disparate archetypical high schoolers come together, form unforgettable bonds and go through adolescent growing pains during one Saturday detention under the watchful eye of a domineering principal.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Even among digital natives – youthful, tech-savvy users who are well versed in the casual parlance of text messaging – a text plastered with shortcuts still felt undercooked.
    David Fang, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The Celtics nearly doubled up their youthful foes in the first quarter, opening up a 34-18 lead while shooting 7-for-16 from 3-point range.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • She was convicted in 2021 on five charges for recruiting and grooming underage girls for Epstein to abuse between 1994 and 2004.
    Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
  • She was convicted on five counts of aiding Epstein in his abuse of underage girls in December 2021.
    James Hill, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • As mentioned above, taking creatine in higher doses, such as 20 grams per day, may trigger minor side effects like water retention.
    Jillian Kubala, Health, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Commonly known as Tylenol, it's thought to reduce fever and relieve minor aches and pains by raising your body's pain threshold and regulating your body temperature.
    Andee Tagle, NPR, 18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • For juvenile whales in particular, who spend more time near the surface and often explore coastal shallows, the risk is acute and growing.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
  • After the attack, the juvenile creature was seen floating lifeless in the water, video footage shows.
    Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025

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“Teenage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teenage. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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