preadolescence

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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. 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
  • For the latest installment of Billboard Book Club, the trio behind Podcrushed — a podcast launched in 2022 to explore the awkwardness and heartbreak that defines adolescence — will talk about their Crushmore book, which continues the journey to unpack the importance of middle school self-discovery.
    Billboard Staff, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Warren uses his music as an outlet, writing songs about falling in love with his wife, Kouvr Annon, moving far from home and the guilt that comes with it, enduring bullying and navigating his adolescence after his mother kicked him out at 17.
    Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • And that touchdown wasn’t just an exciting moment for the team, or a big play to widen the gap against New Mexico, but also an unforgettable moment for a boyhood Boise State fan.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Thorne’s adaptation is billed as truthful to the original novel – set in the early 1950s on an unnamed Pacific island – and will delve further into the book’s emotive themes; human nature, the loss of innocence and boyhood masculinity.
    Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Your music has been the soundtrack to generations of Black girlhood and womanhood.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
  • 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

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“Preadolescence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preadolescence. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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