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 is also a peak in adolescence and early adulthood.
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Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
Where dancing on sticky living room floors, sneaking beers from your parents' refrigerator and bumping music on stereos were hallmarks of adolescence.
—Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
There was little controversy about how long a college athlete could remain a college athlete, since college is a transitional period from adolescence into adulthood.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Mar. 2026
All throughout his adolescence in Philadelphia, he got lost in the worlds of video games like Sonic Colors and Kingdom Hearts.
—Mano Sundaresan, Pitchfork, 18 Mar. 2026
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Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
Where dancing on sticky living room floors, sneaking beers from your parents' refrigerator and bumping music on stereos were hallmarks of adolescence.
—Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
There was little controversy about how long a college athlete could remain a college athlete, since college is a transitional period from adolescence into adulthood.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Mar. 2026
All throughout his adolescence in Philadelphia, he got lost in the worlds of video games like Sonic Colors and Kingdom Hearts.
—Mano Sundaresan, Pitchfork, 18 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for adolescence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adolescence
Noun
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But the tone of the new pictures also suggests a return to the Romanticism that rankled him in his youth, or at least a lighter, less conflicted touch.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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He's been scouring the area to find the cheapest gas while juggling two jobs, as a youth counselor for a Boys and Girls Club in nearby Carson and a private fitness trainer.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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But with the 2026 season still in its infancy, Wednesday wasn’t one of those times.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
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There were still many farms in the community, and the Texas Wine Industry was still in its infancy.—
Rick Mauch,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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That's a typical Jewish-American experience in my generation and a few other generations for minority people that are funny.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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Curls of the 5th District emphasize that sales of liquor in minority communities has long been an issue.—
Eric Adler
March 31,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Adolescence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adolescence. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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