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
The researchers found that a majority of teens - 60% - didn't use cannabis in adolescence.
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NPR, 29 Oct. 2025
For men, music from adolescence becomes a lasting anchor for personal meaning, while for women it shifts over time, particularly from the mid-forties onward.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
One cultural role of child stars, after all, is to embody for their moment the ambiguities of approaching adolescence.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
The older kids are having a hard time juggling their father’s absence with the challenges of adolescence, Latavia said.
—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
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NPR, 29 Oct. 2025
For men, music from adolescence becomes a lasting anchor for personal meaning, while for women it shifts over time, particularly from the mid-forties onward.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
One cultural role of child stars, after all, is to embody for their moment the ambiguities of approaching adolescence.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
The older kids are having a hard time juggling their father’s absence with the challenges of adolescence, Latavia said.
—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adolescence
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There will be fire trucks, youth groups, classic cars, military vehicles and local dignitaries.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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The whole package—the coffee, cigarettes, suits, newspapers—surely a legacy of his youth in Vienna.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Swain and the Houlihan Lokey team view the area, still in its infancy, as a huge field for lucrative fundraising and investment-banking business.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
1 Nov. 2025
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My first visit to Parrot Cay was a little over a decade ago, when the idea of elevated resort dining was still in its infancy.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
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Without the requirement to protect majority-minority districts, Republicans would have far greater freedom to redraw congressional maps in ways that dilute the voting power of Black and other minority communities—areas that tend to favor Democrats.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Simply stated, the filibuster lets a minority number of senators block passage of a bill until 60 of 100 of the full Senate agree to limit debate on legislation – a process known as cloture – and allow passage to proceed.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Adolescence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adolescence. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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