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 older kids are having a hard time juggling their father’s absence with the challenges of adolescence, Latavia said.
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Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
Like both Chicana Falsa and the matchstick litanies, Cardona’s poems focus both on his adolescence and his family.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
For the latest installment of Billboard Book Club, the trio behind Podcrushed — a podcast launched in 2022 to explore the awkwardness and heartbreak that defines adolescence — will talk about their Crushmore book, which continues the journey to unpack the importance of middle school self-discovery.
—Billboard Staff, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2025
At the same time, adolescence is a period when young people work to develop independent identities.
—Caitlin Cavanagh, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
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Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
Like both Chicana Falsa and the matchstick litanies, Cardona’s poems focus both on his adolescence and his family.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
For the latest installment of Billboard Book Club, the trio behind Podcrushed — a podcast launched in 2022 to explore the awkwardness and heartbreak that defines adolescence — will talk about their Crushmore book, which continues the journey to unpack the importance of middle school self-discovery.
—Billboard Staff, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2025
At the same time, adolescence is a period when young people work to develop independent identities.
—Caitlin Cavanagh, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for adolescence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adolescence
Noun
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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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More specifically, the Sounders are looking for a large minority partner that can lend capital and expertise to the club’s big project ambitions, including real estate aspirations that could include a new soccer-specific stadium at its Longacres development.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Flowers controls and owns a majority of Audiochuck, and TCG owns a minority share.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Adolescence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adolescence. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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