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 young people, adolescence is already a season of identity, growth, and pressure.
    Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The essays trace her path from awkward adolescence to adulting in her 30s and 40s, with all the contradictions, clarity, and chaos that come with it.
    Essence, Essence, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • From humble beginnings in Nigeria to a boyhood move to Ontario, Oluwaseyi will be able to share how he was drafted 17th overall in the 2022 MLS draft but missed most of his rookie season with the Loons because of issues with his knee, as well as a few hamstring strains.
    Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Alexander-Arnold left his boyhood club for a fraction of his true value.
    Simon Hughes, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Nonfiction narratives that students both read and produce serve as counter-narratives to the oppressive and harmful tropes in media more generally about Black girls and girlhood.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2025
  • This novel also clicked for sympathetic girlhood reasons.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Preadolescence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preadolescence. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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