pubescent
adjective
pu·bes·cent
pyü-ˈbe-sᵊnt 
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There is no trace here of the pubescent figure with noticeable nipples or of the decorative, soft-cheeked cherub.
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Farah Peterson, The Atlantic, 14 Dec. 2023
To the moody strains of Sheik’s alt-rock score, the vise of adolescence is captured in a story about pubescent youths rebelling against the warping will of adult hypocrisy and repression.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2023
My father, a psychologist, listened carefully and then gently suggested that the dream might reflect anxiety about my changing pubescent body.
—Gillian Silverman, The New Yorker, 15 July 2023
The thinking, as explained by the former IBLP adherent who mentions the rule, was that exposure to female genitalia, even those belonging to an infant, would be too much temptation for a pubescent male.
—Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 2 June 2023
Using the genre trappings of the superhero origin story, Amazon’s new drama The Power explores society’s preoccupation with and fear of pubescent girls.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Mar. 2023
But behind those scenes of pubescent angst and hilarity is a cutting narrative about a girl caught between her mother’s Christianity and her father’s Judaism, who tries desperately to relate to God outside all of that.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 30 Mar. 2023
Timothée as a pre-pubescent Darth Vader?
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 26 May 2021
And yet all that feels like cold comfort during the two-plus hours of bland action, circuitous twists, creaky unfunniness, and insistent product placement that makes up the second outing for our pubescent Superman.
—Charles Bramesco, Chron, 15 Mar. 2023
Farah Peterson, The Atlantic, 14 Dec. 2023
To the moody strains of Sheik’s alt-rock score, the vise of adolescence is captured in a story about pubescent youths rebelling against the warping will of adult hypocrisy and repression.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2023
My father, a psychologist, listened carefully and then gently suggested that the dream might reflect anxiety about my changing pubescent body.
—Gillian Silverman, The New Yorker, 15 July 2023
The thinking, as explained by the former IBLP adherent who mentions the rule, was that exposure to female genitalia, even those belonging to an infant, would be too much temptation for a pubescent male.
—Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 2 June 2023
Using the genre trappings of the superhero origin story, Amazon’s new drama The Power explores society’s preoccupation with and fear of pubescent girls.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Mar. 2023
But behind those scenes of pubescent angst and hilarity is a cutting narrative about a girl caught between her mother’s Christianity and her father’s Judaism, who tries desperately to relate to God outside all of that.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 30 Mar. 2023
Timothée as a pre-pubescent Darth Vader?
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 26 May 2021
And yet all that feels like cold comfort during the two-plus hours of bland action, circuitous twists, creaky unfunniness, and insistent product placement that makes up the second outing for our pubescent Superman.
—Charles Bramesco, Chron, 15 Mar. 2023
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“Pubescent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pubescent. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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