as in adolescence
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Recent Examples of juvenescence
The juvenescence of their relationship — confined mostly to texting — makes each interaction fraught with the danger of a fatal misstep.
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Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Jan. 2023
And did so with a bounding juvenescence.
—Brad Leithauser, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022
Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Jan. 2023
And did so with a bounding juvenescence.
—Brad Leithauser, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for juvenescence
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In her new memoir, Transcendent, available June 9, the actress and LGBTQ+ advocate, who turns 54 on May 29, reveals that during her adolescence, her mother left her and her twin brother Lamar — an artist now known as M Lamar — at an orphanage for what Cox says was a month.—
Lizzie Hyman,
PEOPLE,
27 May 2026
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By depicting the most awkward and unpleasant aspects of puberty — from raging hormones to physical transformations and much, much more — the series helps dispel the embarrassment and shame associated with adolescence.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
22 May 2026
Noun
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Like the schools under consideration for consolidation, these schools serve an almost exclusively minority population and face declining enrollment.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 June 2026
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Lanisha Barney, a Black teacher hired to teach kindergarten at David Lubin Elementary School in September 2024, alleges in the lawsuit that she and her predominantly minority class were kept apart from other two kindergarten classes taught by white teachers.—
Chaewon Chung
June 9,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
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The best Survivor 50 moment has to be Devens in his pure boyhood joy flipping MrBeast's coin.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 June 2026
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Brothers Matt and Steve Vawter inherited their boyhood home following the death of their mother, Susie Vawter, in 2020.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2026
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“Juvenescence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/juvenescence. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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