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.
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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
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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adolescence
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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
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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
Noun
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The sun might have experienced a similar developmental stage in its infancy, the researchers say.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
25 Feb. 2026
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But children who catch the virus in infancy seem especially vulnerable.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
24 Feb. 2026
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Pelton, who serves as the minority caucus chair in the state Senate, represents Sterling and northeastern Colorado, a district that overlaps with Boebert’s congressional district.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
24 Feb. 2026
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And, by the spirit of NFL rules, the Bears would seem positioned to claim third-round compensatory picks in 2026 and 2027 for developing a minority front-office leader into a GM.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Adolescence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adolescence. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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