teenage

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Recent Examples of teenage The teenage victim was identified as Jerilynn Brown, who had beaten osteosarcoma, a form of bone cancer, just weeks before her tragic death, her father, Jerry Brown, told KSHB 41. Becca Longmire, People.com, 9 July 2025 The Context The fatal shootings and subsequent arrest of a teenage daughter have shaken the rural Tyus community. Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025 It was inspired by my curiosity, scientific background and being a father of teenage boy. Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025 Much of the action in this first season centers on the four teenage Liars, particularly 17-year-old Cadence’s (Emily Alyn Lind) quest to understand what happened to her the previous summer that left her barely clothed on the beach one night on her family’s private Beechwood Island. Katie Campione, Deadline, 28 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for teenage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teenage
Adjective
  • The core group of young professionals, both men and women aged 25-35, is joined by the next gen category of those age 18-24, now about a quarter of the business.
    Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • Their entry into the US market has charted a similar trajectory to that of vapes, surging among young people especially.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • The preteen skier, whom The Denver Post is not identifying, said Hedges groped and assaulted him after the boy laid down to sleep.
    Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 23 June 2025
  • Eli Mintz, a Yiddish-theatre star, played Uncle David with a high, wheedling voice, his hands a blur of gesticulation, and the Goldberg children were portrayed by Gentile actors, including the endearing Arlene (Fuzzy) McQuade as the preteen Rosalie, a studious girl with a sleek bob.
    Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Adjective
  • Whatever the answer, the most enjoyable parts of Friday’s concert offered more than just a chance for attendees to revisit their adolescent years in song by channeling anew feelings of young love, longing and fresh-faced angst.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2025
  • And a study published in The Lancet that examined the prevalence of adolescent depression among English youth suggested that increased sedentary behavior in adolescence could affect a person’s mental health into adulthood.
    Henry Abbott, The Atlantic, 12 July 2025
Adjective
  • Sharp, who is signed to the Nashville office of Prescription Songs as a songwriter, delivered a youthful interpretation of the intersection of blues, country, folk, R&B, rock and soul.
    Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 6 July 2025
  • At one point, she was accompanied by Jane Seymour, who, like Graham, proudly flaunted her youthful figure in a baby blue and coral one-piece.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2025
Adjective
  • Musk posted to his X platform, referring to Epstein's former girlfriend and associate who procured underage girls for him to abuse.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
  • Arriving officers made contact with a large group of adult men and teens in an alley, where a man resisted commands of police and assaulted an officer, prompting an underage male to intervene and also attack, Fernandez said.
    Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 6 July 2025
Adjective
  • Besides the home advantage, Pia Sundhage’s side had a minor edge on goal difference, which meant a draw would be enough for them.
    Neel Shelat, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • Right now, a handful of attorneys are exploiting our legal system, filing thousands of cookie-cutter lawsuits against businesses for minor technical violations.
    Aaron Hichman, Mercury News, 12 July 2025
Adjective
  • This also means Krypto the Superdog is decidedly juvenile, owing more in spirit to shows like A Pup Named Scooby-Doo than any Superman cartoon produced in the last 40 years.
    Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 11 July 2025
  • At least three juvenile suspects are mentioned in the report, including Valle, who was suspected of having a knife.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025

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