as in youth
the transitional period between childhood and adulthood
adolescence can be a turbulent time for teenagers and parents alike
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Recent Examples of adolescence
But never has the contrast between teens’ online and offline lives been so dramatic as for those who experienced adolescence during the pandemic.
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Charley Locke, Vox, 16 June 2025
No one back then thought postponing adolescence into their 30s was an option.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
Developmentally, this is very important, particularly during adolescence.
—Linda Darling-Hammond, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Ray fashioned a bildungsroman that charts the childhood, adolescence, and adulthood of Apu, a boy who moves from rural Bengal to Calcutta, as his country dramatically changes in the early 20th century.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 25 June 2025
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Charley Locke, Vox, 16 June 2025
No one back then thought postponing adolescence into their 30s was an option.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
Developmentally, this is very important, particularly during adolescence.
—Linda Darling-Hammond, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Ray fashioned a bildungsroman that charts the childhood, adolescence, and adulthood of Apu, a boy who moves from rural Bengal to Calcutta, as his country dramatically changes in the early 20th century.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adolescence
Noun
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The riverbanks and hills of Kerr County are filled with vacation cabins, youth camps and campgrounds, including Camp Mystic, the century-old, all-girls Christian summer camp.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
14 July 2025
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The filmmaker’s previous visit earned him a youth jury prize, a bottle of absinthe for the festival’s wildest Q&A, and, more importantly, industry connections that shaped his next project.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
14 July 2025
Noun
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That’s because design work — like most innovation — is fragile in its infancy.—
Dave Winsborough,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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Especially in early infancy, crying is a primary mode of communication, designed to elicit a response.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 July 2025
Noun
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This was quite an awakening as for most of my life I am defined as being part of a minority class.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 July 2025
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Until 2022, Ross also owned a minority stake in Pérez’s business.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
5 July 2025
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“Adolescence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adolescence. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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