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
Some of the bodies highlighted in this social media content are far beyond what a normal or healthy male body should look like, especially in adolescence, and this can send a dangerous message.
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Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 4 Sep. 2025
Though Cain's lore and backstory is a work of fiction — one that fans continue to dig into — it's informed by Anhedönia's own life and adolescence.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
But as kids move into adolescence and gain more independence, friends start mattering more, filling the space previously held by parents and teachers.
—Russell Shaw, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
This is because many students in the incoming classes of 2028, 2029, and 2030 were in the formative years of early-stage adolescence during the pandemic.
—Eric Wood, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 4 Sep. 2025
Though Cain's lore and backstory is a work of fiction — one that fans continue to dig into — it's informed by Anhedönia's own life and adolescence.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
But as kids move into adolescence and gain more independence, friends start mattering more, filling the space previously held by parents and teachers.
—Russell Shaw, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
This is because many students in the incoming classes of 2028, 2029, and 2030 were in the formative years of early-stage adolescence during the pandemic.
—Eric Wood, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adolescence
Noun
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From there, youth are allowed to immerse themselves into a specific concentration.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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This isn’t the hypercompetitive youth sports machine that churns out anxiety alongside achievement.—
Skylar Mitchell,
Essence,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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These stages can occur over months or even years, though contracting measles in early infancy can result in a more rapidly evolving disease.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Gravitational wave observation is still in its infancy.—
Chad Hanna,
The Conversation,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Part of what made that deal possible was Chelsea’s owners splitting their women’s team from their men’s and selling a minority stake.—
Asli Pelit,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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He has been put in charge of a fragile minority government prone to challenges, demands and upheaval from parties on both the far left and right — as the ousting of Bayrou and his predecessor, Michel Barnier, less than a year ago, has proven.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Adolescence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adolescence. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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