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Recent Examples of preteen
Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2025
Two of her choices were preteen girls clearly enthralled to be in her warm presence.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
Now, Wendy lives — as much as something who does not have a heart can — in the body of a young adult with the mind of a preteen, working and learning on a remote island with the other Lost Boys, children who will never grow old.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
In Belly’s flashback, preteen Conrad is anxiously screaming at preteen Belly for wandering off under his supervision, which feels more like mean-babysitter behavior than that of a romantic hero, but mean-babysitter behavior is also my main gripe with Conrad.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2025
Two of her choices were preteen girls clearly enthralled to be in her warm presence.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
Noun
Katherine is also the frazzled single mother to two kids, hopelessly dorky 13-year-old Ben (Skyler Gisondo) and Machiavellian preteen Esther (Natalie Palamides).
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
Now, Wendy lives — as much as something who does not have a heart can — in the body of a young adult with the mind of a preteen, working and learning on a remote island with the other Lost Boys, children who will never grow old.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preteen
Adjective
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But the threat of annihilation has done nothing to slow them in their teenage rituals.—
Robert Lloyd,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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That pattern continued into her teenage years.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Usage rates in the teens aren’t going to cut it anymore.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Teen Lifeline’s 24/7 crisis line serves teens at 602-248-8336 for Maricopa County and 1-800-248-8336 statewide.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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We were bullied, after all, by the older teenagers who beat us on a regular basis, bloodied our mouths with one punch.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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With two teenagers, Short's grocery bill is about $1,100 a month.—
Nushrat Rahman,
Freep.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, or WIC, offers food benefits, breastfeeding services and nutrition education to 65,000 Arkansas women, infants and children younger than five.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Oct. 2025
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Every young solo traveler should heed these nine tips.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The streamer does have hits in the tween and teen space, including movie juggernaut KPop Demon Hunters and ongoing series XO, Kitty, produced by Paramount TV Studios, Geek Girl, My Life With the Walter Boys and A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2025
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Marla Schaefer and her sister — their father founded the firm — had the pulse on that tween customer.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Qualifications also differ slightly between both programs, like TANF only being available for families with underage dependents and having stricter work requirements.—
Keisha Rowe,
Louisville Courier Journal,
21 Oct. 2025
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The company makes an effort to remove underage accounts when discovered and limit access to adult-only servers (for those 18 years and older), but experts note that these protections are not foolproof.—
Alex Vance,
Parents,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The key to raising emotionally resilient kids is the ability to repair.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Keaton is survived by her two kids, daughter Dexter, 29, and son Duke, 25.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The Biden Administration's contrary position depended on the obvious fallacy that providing testosterone to treat a boy's endocrine disorder is the 'same treatment' as using the drug to disrupt the normal physical development of an adolescent girl suffering from psychological distress.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Did an adolescent Bruce really have to walk into bars and collect his father, at the urging of his mother?—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Preteen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preteen. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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