teenage

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Recent Examples of teenage The story, penned by Charles Dionne, tells of the reappearance of a teenage boy which disrupts a Finnish immigrant family’s peace in Quebec. Annika Pham, Variety, 27 Feb. 2025 Twenty-five years after a stinky, burly green ogre first debuted on the big screen, he will be joined by his teenage daughter, voiced by none other than Zendaya. Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025 The film follows four teenage boys through the conflict in Gaza, and pro-Israel protestors have been in uproar after discovering one of the 13-year-old subjects, Abdullah Al-Yazouri, is the son of Hamas’ deputy minister of agriculture. Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025 Sussman—Getty Images for TIME Altadena Girls—a recovery fund for teenage victims of the Eaton Fire—was born out of a group chat between Colvert and her friends, Reid said. Miranda Jeyaretnam, TIME, 26 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for teenage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teenage
Adjective
  • Ultimately, Wagner’s intangibles outweighed finding a younger replacement.
    Ben Standig, The Athletic, 7 Mar. 2025
  • According to research from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, between 2010-2023, more than 2.5 million voluntary medical male circumcisions were performed in the country, with 41% in boys younger than 15.
    Bec Roldan, NPR, 6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Even to my tortured preteen soul, the sauna felt like a quiet and relaxing refuge from a stressful world.
    Jennifer Davis-Flynn, Outside Online, 2 Mar. 2025
  • As a mom who struggled to get my preteen son to wear deodorant, having a now 16-year-old boy who’s into cologne and skincare trends is a bit of a shock.
    Terri Peters, Parents, 20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Global, regional, and national prevalence of child and adolescent overweight and obesity, 1990–2021, with forecasts to 2050: a forecasting study for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
  • In this Jersey club and trap fusion, the 13-year-old tenderly sings about the thrill of an adolescent love.
    Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Blepharoplasty can deliver a dramatic improvement to both the upper and lower eye areas in slightly less than two hours for a significantly more youthful look.
    Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2025
  • It’s also been shown to improve collagen production, which supports skin elasticity and helps maintain a youthful glow.
    Larry Stansbury, Essence, 7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • In a second criminal case opened in August 2024, they are also being investigated for allegedly trafficking underage girls.
    Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2025
  • The lawsuit specifically names Passes co-founder Guo, along with individuals Alec Celestin and Lani Ginoza, as orchestrators of a scheme that allegedly involved recruiting underage girls to create explicit content.
    Elizabeth Rosner, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The cab driver suffered minor back and neck injuries in the crash and claimed Zangrilli was drunk but the responding officer sent the inspector on his way, telling the cabbie to file an accident report at an NYPD precinct.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2025
  • According to a statement from the Danville Police Department, the drivers of both vehicles suffered minor injuries, while two other passengers in the truck were unhurt.
    Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Andrew — a former graduate student, whose name has been changed to protect him from harassment — left his position at a major US primate research center in 2022, after spending two years studying infectious diseases in juvenile monkeys.
    Celia Ford, Vox, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Related Articles Broken bones, excessive force and drug overdoses: Inside Colorado’s juvenile detention facilities Colorado Democrats are ready to pass a sweeping gun control bill.
    Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2025

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“Teenage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teenage. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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