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Recent Examples of tween
On Sunday, April 13, the Today with Jenna & Friends host, 43, celebrated her daughter Mila's 12th birthday by sharing a sweet tribute to the tween on Instagram.
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Hannah Sacks, People.com, 13 Apr. 2025
One of my favorite activities as a tween involved heading to our local mall to go shopping, and my visit would never be complete without heading to JCPenney to browse the endless racks.
—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2025
Representatives from the company — a national chain known for jewelry, piercings, and accessories aimed at tween and teen girls — did not respond to a request for comment.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025
Today's tweens are forming deep bonds while gaming.
—Cathy Hackl, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Hannah Sacks, People.com, 13 Apr. 2025
One of my favorite activities as a tween involved heading to our local mall to go shopping, and my visit would never be complete without heading to JCPenney to browse the endless racks.
—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2025
Representatives from the company — a national chain known for jewelry, piercings, and accessories aimed at tween and teen girls — did not respond to a request for comment.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025
Today's tweens are forming deep bonds while gaming.
—Cathy Hackl, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tween
Noun
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The teenager is elated, especially because his current pair of sneakers are worn out.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Apr. 2025
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During a recent episode of The Oprah Podcast, the media mogul chatted with social psychologist Jonathan Haidt about the amount of time teenagers spend online.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
People.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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The massacre, which also wounded 21 people, became a blueprint for dozens of copycats and shattered the notion that kids were safe in school.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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Below, here are all of the comments Elon Musk has made about his ever-growing number of kids.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In addition, a summer camp is offered for teens and adolescents.—
Myrna Petlicki,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Apr. 2025
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It was used to study the impact of puberty blockers on adolescents' health.—
Alissa Widman Neese,
Axios,
8 Apr. 2025
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The Mets wouldn't want to part ways with any of their favorite prospects to land Robert, but this trio of youngsters should be enough to get a deal done.—
Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
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And now Campbell’s absence requires the emergency promotion of another youngster, Philippe Senderos.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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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
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Two adults and 10 juveniles were arrested in connection with that gathering, police said.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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The Girl with the Needle portrays that girl as a blonde moppet named Erena (Avo Knox Martin) to whom Karoline becomes a surrogate mother.—
Esther Zuckerman,
TIME,
6 Dec. 2024
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So sometimes Poppa’s House wants to focus on different generational views on child-rearing, since Junior and Nina have a pair of cute moppets.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Oct. 2024
Noun
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After all, skiing with your kiddo isn’t going to get any easier.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside Online,
4 Apr. 2025
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Plus, this snack was used to shape the early introduction of peanuts for allergy prone kiddos, adds Lebovitz. 10.—
Sherri Gordon, CLC,
Parents,
2 Apr. 2025
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Cuban treefrogs tend to lay their eggs in small artificial water sources, such as buckets, bird baths, ornamental ponds, clogged gutters, rain barrels, flower pots, kiddie pools, and water troughs.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
8 Apr. 2025
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To hang out at a typical ski resort’s kiddie area is to see dozens of parents finding creative ways to schlep skis, boots, water bottles, helmets, and yes, the occasional rag doll-like toddler, across the snow.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside Online,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Tween.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tween. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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