as in youths
the transitional period between childhood and adulthood
adolescence can be a turbulent time for teenagers and parents alike
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Noun
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The categories of peoples purportedly holding these rights have grown as well, from the disabled to the gender nonconforming to (with limits) youths.—
Sophia Rosenfeld
September 26,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025 -
When curfew was relaxed for a few hours every day, youths cleaned the streets, visited hospitals to check upon the injured and held candlelight vigils for protesters who'd lost their lives.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell recently noted that new graduates, younger workers, and minorities are struggling to find jobs right out of college.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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The controversy concerns Saudi Arabia's poor human rights record characterized by brutal restrictions of freedom of expression and systemic discrimination against minorities and women.—
Jessica Wang,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Adolescences.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adolescences. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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