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preadolescence

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Definition of preadolescence

as in adolescence

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Recent Examples of preadolescence 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

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The novel explores the challenges of making a life both within and without the arts, and how that unfolds from adolescence into adulthood.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026
The two had known each other since adolescence, and what began as an effort to document his musical comeback evolved into an intimate chronicle of addiction, mental-health struggles, friendship and loss.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of adolescence

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Initial reports from Jijantes suggested Balde decided to leave his boyhood club following a meeting between his agent and the Sporting Director, and comments from coach Hansi Flick questioning player commitment.

— Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Anderson joined Nottingham Forest from boyhood club Newcastle United in 2024 and gained a reputation as one of the Premier League’s best central midfielders.

— Cerys Jones, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of boyhood

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Growing up, pop culture’s representations of girlhood included a blonde Wakefield twin from Sweet Valley High, a post-makeover Ally Sheedy in The Breakfast Club, and a big-breasted bombshell manufactured by some dorks with a Commodore 64.

— Lisa Whittington-Hill, Longreads, 27 Aug. 2026
The global scope of this novelistic narrative reach only made my sense of my American girlhood more powerful.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026

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