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a young person who is between infancy and adulthood
a medical study that followed juveniles through adolescence and into adulthood
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Recent Examples of juveniles
Officers detained two people identified as juveniles from the suspect vehicle, but no other details about them have been released.
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Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 1 June 2026
The two juveniles inside the Hyundai were detained, Jimenez said.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 1 June 2026
Last year, probation officials began requiring CLERB to seek court approval before obtaining records in cases involving juveniles — a process former CLERB officials and advocates described as hindering meaningful oversight.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026
Richardson said the boy also named five other juveniles, ranging in age from 13 to 16 years, involved with Wood.
—Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 31 May 2026
The juveniles like warm water and lots of food, and Orange County is ripe with stingray snacks.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
The Crete Police Department has petitioned the Will County state’s attorney’s office for charges against 20 juveniles involved in a series of fights at Crete-Monee High School on May 12, Chief Scott Pieritz said in a news release Thursday.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
Polk County has a curfew in place for juveniles, which is for teens under 17.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
Separately, all three juveniles were each issued a juvenile summons on charges of evading responsibility with property damage, second-degree larceny, second-degree criminal mischief and interfering with an officer, according to state police.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2025
Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 1 June 2026
The two juveniles inside the Hyundai were detained, Jimenez said.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 1 June 2026
Last year, probation officials began requiring CLERB to seek court approval before obtaining records in cases involving juveniles — a process former CLERB officials and advocates described as hindering meaningful oversight.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026
Richardson said the boy also named five other juveniles, ranging in age from 13 to 16 years, involved with Wood.
—Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 31 May 2026
The juveniles like warm water and lots of food, and Orange County is ripe with stingray snacks.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
The Crete Police Department has petitioned the Will County state’s attorney’s office for charges against 20 juveniles involved in a series of fights at Crete-Monee High School on May 12, Chief Scott Pieritz said in a news release Thursday.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
Polk County has a curfew in place for juveniles, which is for teens under 17.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
Separately, all three juveniles were each issued a juvenile summons on charges of evading responsibility with property damage, second-degree larceny, second-degree criminal mischief and interfering with an officer, according to state police.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for juveniles
Noun
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School kids arrived on field trips and groups lined up for exhibitions, taking the escalators up past the abstract artist Julie Mehretu’s vibrant, 83-foot-tall vertical window.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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The solution may involve options that aren’t their first choice, like a day or two in daycare per week, but are still healthy for the kids.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
4 June 2026
Noun
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The couple has been married since 2016 and shares three children.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
4 June 2026
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For one, as University of British Columbia dean of the faculty of dentistry Mary MacDougall told New Scientist last year, the approach may only work in children, who still have plenty of dental epithelial cells, which play a foundational role in the development of teeth.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
4 June 2026
Noun
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Today, some 100 youths take part in the year-round training sessions that take place four days a week.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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The programs are geared to homeless community members of all ages from youths to older adults and people who have been incarcerated.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Juveniles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/juveniles. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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