as in adolescence
the transitional period between childhood and adulthood
a teenager during his minority has some of the rights of an adult, but not all
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She was selected as a Gates Scholarship winner, a prestigious award for outstanding minority students from low-income households funded by the Gates Foundation, which was founded by Bill and Melinda Gates.
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Carol Cain, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
Baker's lawsuit was seeking back pay, attorney's fees and an injunction ordering the county to cease behavior that discriminates against minorities and suppresses residents' First Amendment rights.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Pick off newcomers in areas of the country where Latinos remain a sizable minority and don’t have a tradition of organizing.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025
For example, racial minorities who have a stronger sense of ethnic or racial identity were more likely to be supportive of protesters waving Mexican and U.S. flags.
—Loren Collingwood, The Conversation, 1 July 2025
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Carol Cain, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
Baker's lawsuit was seeking back pay, attorney's fees and an injunction ordering the county to cease behavior that discriminates against minorities and suppresses residents' First Amendment rights.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Pick off newcomers in areas of the country where Latinos remain a sizable minority and don’t have a tradition of organizing.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025
For example, racial minorities who have a stronger sense of ethnic or racial identity were more likely to be supportive of protesters waving Mexican and U.S. flags.
—Loren Collingwood, The Conversation, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minority
adolescence
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Hyperhidrosis can occur without an obvious trigger—often starting in adolescence or early adulthood—and can persist for years without a clear cause.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Time,
7 July 2025
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The church’s ritual of confirmation, which marks the passage from adolescence into adulthood, also acquired legal status.—
Thomas A. DuBois,
The Conversation,
27 June 2025
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“Minority.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minority. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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