as in youth
the transitional period between childhood and adulthood
adolescence can be a turbulent time for teenagers and parents alike
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Recent Examples of adolescence
Rather than distracting from the acting, the animation also only enhances the heightened emotions of adolescence.
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James Factora, Them., 26 Sep. 2025
The kitten in Ohio acts like a 15-year-old in the throes of adolescence.
—Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
Ah, the problem of adolescence.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
Her debut feature is in a way an extension of her previous short films, which also explore childhood and adolescence.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
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James Factora, Them., 26 Sep. 2025
The kitten in Ohio acts like a 15-year-old in the throes of adolescence.
—Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
Ah, the problem of adolescence.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
Her debut feature is in a way an extension of her previous short films, which also explore childhood and adolescence.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for adolescence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adolescence
Noun
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However, youth unemployment continues to be a challenge.—
Emma Graham,
CNBC,
15 Oct. 2025
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In June, the Department of Justice sued California for not repealing a decade-old anti-discrimination law protecting transgender students and subpoenaed medical providers for lists of youth patients receiving gender affirming care.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Thomas Jefferson’s only legitimate one died in infancy.—
Stacy Schiff,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
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The problem was, with technology still being in its infancy, the Forever creator and her husband, Salim Akil, had to lead her — police escort style — in the right direction.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
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There were 16 sites in 2016, when Roberts first took minority private equity funding from BGF, later selling a majority stake to Fremman in 2021, remaining as CEO.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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With the most recent idea of a humanitarian corridor couched in the language of protecting Syrian minorities, Israel could be seeking a wider area under more explicit control.—
Mireille Rebeiz,
The Conversation,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Adolescence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adolescence. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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