as in teen
someone who is between 13 and 19 years old
Their daughter is a teenager. The show is very popular among teenagers.
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Recent Examples of teenager
After a devastating flood in 1987 that killed 10 teenagers from a different camp, the region installed a system of rain gauges that could notify emergency personnel of an imminent flood.
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New York Times, 10 July 2025
Directed and co-written by Ross, the film follows two Black teenagers — Elwood (Ethan Herisse) and Turner (Brandon Wilson) — at a brutal reform school in Jim Crow-era Florida, modeled on the real-life Arthur G. Dozier School.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2025
In 1987, 13 teenagers died when a flash flood on the Guadalupe River overcame their church school bus.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2025
Toward the end of the decade, another comic, Superman: Secret Origin, revamped the hero's origin story and once more had Krypto be a dog from Krypton whose rocket went off course and landed when Clark was a teenager.
—James Grebey, Time, 10 July 2025
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New York Times, 10 July 2025
Directed and co-written by Ross, the film follows two Black teenagers — Elwood (Ethan Herisse) and Turner (Brandon Wilson) — at a brutal reform school in Jim Crow-era Florida, modeled on the real-life Arthur G. Dozier School.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2025
In 1987, 13 teenagers died when a flash flood on the Guadalupe River overcame their church school bus.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2025
Toward the end of the decade, another comic, Superman: Secret Origin, revamped the hero's origin story and once more had Krypto be a dog from Krypton whose rocket went off course and landed when Clark was a teenager.
—James Grebey, Time, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teenager
Noun
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Bond conditions for the teen include being on house arrest and wearing a GPS ankle monitor.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 July 2025
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An uncle took his 17-year-old nephew out of Tennessee state custody for an unauthorized road trip, then the teen’s body was found on the side of the road in rural Mississippi, authorities said.—
Olivia Lloyd
Updated July 10,
Miami Herald,
10 July 2025
Noun
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The podcast tells a great story that will engage all ages—but especially kids interested in outer space (and what kid isn’t?).—
Toni Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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The watch incentivizes kids to charge and wear their smartwatch with a gaming platform called Fitbit Arcade, and includes data in the very reasonable $10/month subscription plan.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
12 July 2025
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The Elmore County Sheriff’s Office and Elmore County paramedics responded to a call at 1:47 p.m. Saturday about an object piercing a windshield and injuring a child, the Sheriff’s Office said Monday in a news release.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
14 July 2025
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Around this time, a person broke a window and successfully rescued a child from the home while flames began to spread, police said.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
14 July 2025
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Following Aaron Rodgers’ release and with the recent youth movement, many expected Lazard to be released.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
14 July 2025
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At the center of Chicago’s youth movement is Connor Bedard, the 19-year-old center who’s already drawn comparisons to 37-year-old Pittsburgh Penguins’ captain Sidney Crosby for his playmaking on the ice.—
Kaitlyn Pohly,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
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Parents must sign registration agreements for minors.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
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There was no movement on setting limits for THC potency, no requirement to test for contamination and no mandate to keep these products out of the hands of minors.—
Brian Hopkins,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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The toddler stopped crying about 15 minutes after she had been put down for a nap.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 July 2025
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The toddler was with his father, Aaron Dontay Williams, 41, whose car was located in Giles County, Tennessee, the Auburn Police Department said in a Friday, July 11, news release.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
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“Teenager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teenager. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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