tween

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Recent Examples of tween He’s been asked to take custody following the death of Arlo’s mother, making this something of a Baby Boom situation, albeit with a tween rather than an infant. Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026 In the summer of 2000, four tween friends formed a band called X-Cetra and burned an album onto a few CDs. Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 May 2026 More than two decades later, the tween magazines may have dwindled, but prom-goers are still shopping in-store. Camilia Fateh, Vogue, 11 May 2026 Adora is the author of an unexpected bestseller of ancient Greek works in translation, and works as a personal tutor to the tween boys of an ultra-wealthy New York couple. John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tween
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tween
Noun
  • For a lonely teenager in a rural town, a young person exploring their identity, a migrant child keeping culture and family within reach or a neurodivergent child who finds the school corridor or the playground.
    Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • On June 12, the stylish teenager joined her family in attending her father David Beckham's Hollywood Walk of Fame star ceremony.
    Staff Author, InStyle, 12 June 2026
Noun
  • Take a bunch of kids who’ve never been out of East Tennessee.
    Holly Gleason, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
  • Your support will help ease the financial burden and give Pam and her kids a sense of hope and security.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • These provisions also do not guarantee that an adolescent will be granted an exception.
    Sunaya Krishnapura, STAT, 10 June 2026
  • No, rest is for the lazy, the Caucasian adolescent, the indolent, the indulgent—until the age of thirty.
    Taiye Selasi, New Yorker, 31 May 2026
Noun
  • That youngster had not traveled before getting infected.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
  • When a father in an England jersey led his young sons toward the concourse, one lingered behind long enough to see Croatia’s Martin Baturina score in the 36th minute, after which the youngster registered his disgust.
    Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • Three adults, as well as three juveniles, faced multiple criminal charges in the shooting.
    Ben Wheeler June 12, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026
  • The teen received an adult designation, which allows the judge to sentence the teen as a juvenile or an adult, or to allow rehabilitation before implementing an adult sentence.
    CBS News, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • Flesh wounds, fetid moppets, breastmilk-leaking nipples, and sudden gushes of blood make for a Monty Python-style of ribald humor that will alienate and enchant in equal measure.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 Jan. 2026
  • With Pixar-wide eyes and a mop of intricately tousled, treacle-brown hair, the young David (voiced by Brandon Engman) presents here as a plucky, intrepid moppet in the typical cartoon-hero mold.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 23 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Many already know the major pool etiquette rules, like not bringing glass into the water and supervising kiddos (and pets).
    Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 12 June 2026
  • Again, this is an easy task to sub-contract out to family members and kiddos.
    Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • Nina and Cody, ecstatic about visiting their neighborhood splash pad, run through fountains and hop in kiddie pools, but protagonist JJ is a bit more skeptical.
    Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
  • This new Cannon offering, filled with chintzy special effects, a ludicrous story line and campy performances, will likely bore adults but have the kiddies clamoring for more.
    Jeffrey Ressner, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2026

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“Tween.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tween. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.

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