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
There’s something about childhood and adolescence — and the wounds that form during those years, which in some way stay with us for life — that really intrigues me.
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Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
But as kids move into adolescence and gain more independence, friends start mattering more, filling the space previously held by parents and teachers.
—Russell Shaw, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
Clara is one of an increasing number of girls, between ages 10 and 14, who have become pregnant in their early adolescence.
—Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
This is because many students in the incoming classes of 2028, 2029, and 2030 were in the formative years of early-stage adolescence during the pandemic.
—Eric Wood, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
But as kids move into adolescence and gain more independence, friends start mattering more, filling the space previously held by parents and teachers.
—Russell Shaw, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
Clara is one of an increasing number of girls, between ages 10 and 14, who have become pregnant in their early adolescence.
—Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
This is because many students in the incoming classes of 2028, 2029, and 2030 were in the formative years of early-stage adolescence during the pandemic.
—Eric Wood, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adolescence
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Programs targeting infant mortality, youth violence, smoking, maternal and child health, mental health, obesity, lead poisoning and infectious disease tracking have been slashed.—
Stan Chu Ilo,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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New data shows most participants have positive outcomes The first year, there were about 70 youths enrolled in the program as a whole.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Sack didn’t follow Kelce’s career too closely in its infancy, receiving most of his updates from his youngest son, Ben, who met Travis at a youth basketball camp that Sack oversaw annually.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Sep. 2025
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The bid, still in its infancy, comes after Harris County — where Houston is located, explored a tunnel system with a 10-figure price tag following the deadly flooding from Hurricane Harvey in 2017, according to the report.—
Stuart Dyos,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Sep. 2025
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At such rich valuations and with private equity firms eager for a piece of the action, more minority stake sales are expected over the coming months.—
Michael Ozanian,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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The case, which the Court has held over for its new term, poses the question of whether creating majority-minority districts may be unconstitutional because the district lines are drawn primarily on the basis of race.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Adolescence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adolescence. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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