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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
Police in Arvada arrested two juveniles and searched for a third juvenile early Monday morning in connection with an auto theft.
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Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
One of the juveniles is 16 and lives in Taylorsville, officials said.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2026
Because the girlfriend and the suspect, now 14, are both juveniles, the Mercury News is not naming either of them.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2026
Boisvert said authorities found that two juveniles, ages 14 and 15, were allegedly trafficked through an online app and were each brought to Hartford.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2026
In March 2026, there were seven juveniles being held at Highland.
—Jeffrey Shook, The Conversation, 18 Mar. 2026
Police say the chaos continued shortly after, when another group of teens jumped and robbed two more juveniles near New Jersey Avenue and M Street.
—Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 16 Mar. 2026
Females and juveniles lack the black head and have more muted shades of brown and orange.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
Multiple juveniles were playing loud music and yelling profanities.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
One of the juveniles is 16 and lives in Taylorsville, officials said.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2026
Because the girlfriend and the suspect, now 14, are both juveniles, the Mercury News is not naming either of them.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2026
Boisvert said authorities found that two juveniles, ages 14 and 15, were allegedly trafficked through an online app and were each brought to Hartford.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2026
In March 2026, there were seven juveniles being held at Highland.
—Jeffrey Shook, The Conversation, 18 Mar. 2026
Police say the chaos continued shortly after, when another group of teens jumped and robbed two more juveniles near New Jersey Avenue and M Street.
—Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 16 Mar. 2026
Females and juveniles lack the black head and have more muted shades of brown and orange.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
Multiple juveniles were playing loud music and yelling profanities.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for juveniles
Noun
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Grab the umbrella, dress the kids in rain gear, and leave extra drive time in the morning.—
Tammie Souza,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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This is a fantastic hands-on activity for young kids.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The socialite is now a bailiff, Orsolya Ionescu (Eszter Tompa), who has a husband and three children, none of whom, mercifully, dies; the plight of the young and comfortable is not Jude’s concern.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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The Amber Alert issued for two Dallas children, last seen on Thursday afternoon, has been canceled after the children were found safe, Dallas police said.—
CBS Texas Staff,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Wednesday’s verdict in Los Angeles on the ninth day of jury deliberations shows the difficulty of ascribing how much social media is to blame for youths suffering varying degrees of distress.—
Bloomberg,
Bloomberg,
25 Mar. 2026
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When four of its members (Ogoni chiefs — one of whom was my mother’s brother-in-law) were brutally killed by restive Ogoni youths, the government arrested my father and eight of his colleagues.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Juveniles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/juveniles. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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