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Recent Examples of preadolescence
Like his early childhood in Omaha, Nebraska; his troubled preadolescence in Lansing, Michigan; and his immersion in street-corner politics in 1950s Harlem, Malcolm’s coming-of-age in Boston shaped his radicalism as profoundly as the Nation of Islam and his 1964 pilgrimage to Mecca did.
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Kerri Greenidge, The Atlantic, 15 Oct. 2020
Instead, the rats concerned acted normally until given their preadolescence doses of THC.
—The Economist, 19 Oct. 2019
Yet there’s no better example of the genius of Big Mouth—a comedy that nails the sophomoric physical humor of preadolescence but whose hilarious portrait of puberty is really a mirror held up to adult sexuality—more than what follows.
—Judy Berman, Time, 4 Oct. 2019
Kerri Greenidge, The Atlantic, 15 Oct. 2020
Instead, the rats concerned acted normally until given their preadolescence doses of THC.
—The Economist, 19 Oct. 2019
Yet there’s no better example of the genius of Big Mouth—a comedy that nails the sophomoric physical humor of preadolescence but whose hilarious portrait of puberty is really a mirror held up to adult sexuality—more than what follows.
—Judy Berman, Time, 4 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preadolescence
Noun
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The expansion of Fern's character, in particular should resonate with parents of children who are entering adolescence and starting to have different interests.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
1 Oct. 2025
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Equal parts hilarious and disturbing (puberty in a nutshell), Polinger melds body horror with a razor-sharp insight into the subconscious psyche of adolescence.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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If the Leafs go on multiple lengthy runs, or even do the unthinkable and win a Stanley Cup, without the boyhood Leafs fan?—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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My boyhood idols Howard Stern and David Letterman were very considerate and kind.—
Luciana Lopez,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Your music has been the soundtrack to generations of Black girlhood and womanhood.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
29 Sep. 2025
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There’s a difference between expressing one’s gender identity and participating in girlhood as a broader cultural condition.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
25 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Preadolescence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preadolescence. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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