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
As such, the team's results not only represent one of the most robust measurements of star birth in the adolescence of the universe, but also represent a new window on the formation and evolution of massive cosmic structures.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on Monday, April 13, the study is the first to test the impact of fluoridated water on cognition into late adulthood – long beyond childhood and adolescence, the usual targets of fluoride research.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
The drama follows a girl who grows up with three different families across her infancy and adolescence.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2026
High Fidelity distills adolescence down to its core tent poles of crushes and music.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Apr. 2026
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on Monday, April 13, the study is the first to test the impact of fluoridated water on cognition into late adulthood – long beyond childhood and adolescence, the usual targets of fluoride research.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
The drama follows a girl who grows up with three different families across her infancy and adolescence.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2026
High Fidelity distills adolescence down to its core tent poles of crushes and music.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adolescence
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The city is working to create a youth advisory board to be a liaison between teens and the city government.—
Terell Bailey,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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The Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation offers a Free Snack Program that provides nutritious meals for youths — newborns to 18-year-olds — at its public parks.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
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While still in its infancy, quantum technology harnesses subatomic particles to make potentially enormous advances in a wide range of computing applications.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Since her salary was paid by the neurology department, Elizabeth needed to learn everything there was to know about neurochemistry, which was in its infancy.—
Marcy Thompson,
Scientific American,
16 Apr. 2026
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What was surprising was that the hospital’s founder, a Kenyan doctor called Sam Thenya who retained a minority stake in the company after Abraaj acquired it, had historically been so open about this.—
Hettie O'Brien,
The Dial,
21 Apr. 2026
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Despite promises that the industry would spread wealth in minority communities, years of problems in licensing and in the industry in general have left new entrepreneurs in the field struggling to open.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Adolescence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adolescence. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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