Thesaurus results for ADOLESCENCE

adolescence

noun

ˌa-də-ˈle-sᵊn(t)s

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 Tillmans’ interest in stargazing goes back to his adolescence, and images of the moon and cosmos recur in his work. —

Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026 His curiosity was inexhaustible, finding as much engrossing about adolescence (High School) as old age (Near Death). —

Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2026 In adolescence, Ogden found a new, more outre guiding star. —

Bill Donahue, Outside, 14 Feb. 2026 The show, in exaggerating adolescence—in remaking that consequential phase as a fantasy and a melodrama—also managed to honor it. —

Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for adolescence

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Noun

In the final years of Khamenei’s stubborn rule, the country grew increasingly isolated, plagued by corruption and sinking deeper into economic turmoil, with dwindling prospects for a swelling youth population and shrinking middle class.

— Abbas Al Lawati, CNN Money, 1 Mar. 2026
Their focus on youth in recruitment demands that older heads (in relative terms, at least — Neto and Fernandez are 25) can alleviate the pressure while players adjust to Chelsea and, in Gittens’ case, the Premier League.

— Cerys Jones, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026