underage

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Recent Examples of underage Certainly, most underage girls should have the support and consent of their parents when contemplating such a drastic action. Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2025 The residents posed as an underage girl, and Pratt began talking to them online, officers said. Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 21 May 2025 Online court documents show he was charged with two third-degree misdemeanor counts of furnishing alcohol to an underage person. Matt Moret, New York Times, 21 May 2025 Their five underage children were all placed in protective care. Alex Gurley, People.com, 16 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for underage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underage
Adjective
  • Starting today, Sotheby’s will be auctioning off the signature sweater vest worn in the film by Matthew Broderick, who starred as the teenage slacker Ferris.
    Ryan P. C. Trimble, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
  • Gentry plays Ginny, Georgia's intelligent teenage daughter who grapples with her identity.
    EW.com, EW.com, 5 June 2025
Adjective
  • South Koreans aged 18-30 face some of the worst relative poverty rates among OECD countries, and the perception among young men is that 18-month compulsory national service puts them at a marked disadvantage to their female peers, who are exempt.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 29 May 2025
  • Children, teens make up majority of cases in Kansas Children and teens account for the vast majority of cases, with 22 involving children 4 years and younger, 18 involving children between 5 an 10, seven involving children between 11 and 13, and four between 14 and 17.
    Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2025
Adjective
  • Troopers said the two boys were hospitalized with minor injuries.
    Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 27 May 2025
  • In total, 27 people were taken to the hospital, including two with serious injuries, and 20 others were treated at the scene for minor injuries, according to Dave Kitchin of North West Ambulance Service.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 27 May 2025
Adjective
  • The Parisians’ love of tradition and romance combined with its youthful modernism is the pull for me.
    Miles Socha, Footwear News, 24 May 2025
  • What was at first written off as mere youthful rebellion, destined to fizzle out, ultimately yielded the appointment of a Deaf president, and helped galvanize the greater movement that led to the passage of the Americans With Disabilities Act.
    John Hendrickson, The Atlantic, 23 May 2025
Adjective
  • Nothing rings more true than the trope of the restless adolescent.
    Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 7 June 2025
  • Dilly Dally, an adolescent loggerhead, first arrived at the LMC back in January after being attacked by a predator.
    Alana Wise, NPR, 6 June 2025
Adjective
  • While there are no hard and fast rules, couples may want to consider a junior bridesmaid position for preteen children.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2025
  • The model, who met Hill because her preteen son was attending his eponymous football camp in Boca Raton, reportedly went on to spend more days at the home before returning home to receive medical care.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • About a week later, a juvenile suspect was arrested in connection with the stabbing.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 26 May 2025
  • David Shannon, who was appointed state’s attorney for the Judicial District of Litchfield in March 2022, oversees prosecutions at Superior Court in Torrington, Torrington Superior Court Geographical Area No. 18 and juvenile matters in Torrington.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2025
Adjective
  • Peripheral blood smear: A sample of your blood is examined under a microscope to look for abnormal cells, including immature cells that shouldn’t normally be in the bloodstream.
    Health, Health, 24 May 2025
  • Concluding the movie as a surprisingly mature teenager is a fascinating transition into a decade-plus of Cruise playing immature grown-ups.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 24 May 2025

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“Underage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underage. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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