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adolescence

noun

ˌa-də-ˈle-sᵊn(t)s

Definition of adolescence

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 Most parents can expect at least some developmental pushback in the toddler years or early adolescence. — Jillian Pretzel, Parents, 25 July 2026 By adolescence, the recommendation increases to about 2 daily servings of fruit and 3 of vegetables. — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 22 July 2026 Born in Jacksonville, Florida on January 6, 1942, Gaines spent his childhood and adolescence in Birmingham, Alabama. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 22 July 2026 Growing up alongside Turner and her two sisters, Sonny was woven into nearly every memory of their adolescence. — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for adolescence

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Specifically, the growing number of American families who can no longer afford organized youth sports.

— Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Chapman, Willy Adames and Rafael Devers are the experienced position players on a team now fully undergoing a youth movement that was launched when president of baseball operations Buster Posey hit the reset button at the trade deadline.

— Devin Bradshaw, Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2026

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That was during a corporate mainframe computing boom, while AI was still in its infancy.

— Humayun Chaudhry, STAT, 3 Aug. 2026
Small added that the infancy of AI could lead new infrastructure that might share the fruits of the entertainment industry more equitably than in the past.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 3 Aug. 2026

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Sézalory remains her brand’s largest stakeholder, though it’s brought on minority investors in 2018 (General Atlantic) and 2022 (Téthys).

— Hilary Milnes, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2026
Families and staff fought the plan for months, worried that the closures would disproportionately affect minority, low-income and special education students and harm all students’ academic and social well-being.

— Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026

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