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Recent Examples of preteen
Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 13 Feb. 2026
And Sabrina is sort of the Olivia Rodrigo of the past year as far as the preteen girl following and even older than that, going into 20-something-year-old women.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026
As an exuberant 4-foot-6-inch preteen, all Liu could talk about was triple Axels and quadruple jumps in an era when Russian skaters dominated the sport with dazzling spinning rotations.
—Elliott Almond, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
My preteen self used to scour the men’s rack to buy pairs of baggy jeans because the women’s department mostly displayed straight leg or skinny jean styles—silhouettes that didn’t align with my tomboy aesthetic.
—Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 13 Feb. 2026
And Sabrina is sort of the Olivia Rodrigo of the past year as far as the preteen girl following and even older than that, going into 20-something-year-old women.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
Noun
The research team found the highest PFAS concentrations when participants were age 3, which were associated with higher bone density at age 12, Buckley said — contrasting with the finding of lower adolescent bone density when the children had high PFAS levels closer to the preteen years.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026
As an exuberant 4-foot-6-inch preteen, all Liu could talk about was triple Axels and quadruple jumps in an era when Russian skaters dominated the sport with dazzling spinning rotations.
—Elliott Almond, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preteen
Adjective
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The teenage victim was shot in the chest inside the Nautilus Playground at Roy Wilkins Park near Baisley and Merrick Blvds.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
17 Apr. 2026
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What was once a hobby during her teenage days at Vista Del Lago High School in Folsom became a serious career path.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The teens were arrested, authorities said.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Rodriguez, whose family adopted Sibomana-Rodriguez when the teen was in middle school, then introduced him to the family sport.—
Daniel S. Levine,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The virus is highly contagious and can infect nearly all young children, according to the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID).—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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The Hochsteins share two young children together.—
Anna McAllister,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Not because of the roving packs of teenagers or even the garish displays of overconsumption, but because mall architecture was high art.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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Details are emerging about the arrest of the musician known as D4vd in the 2025 slaying of teenager Celeste Rivas Hernandez in Hollywood.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Florida leads the nation in protecting the rights of underage students, pulling hundreds of titles from shelves and classroom use.—
Dina Ciotola,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Apr. 2026
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Christine Marie learned that Moroni urged his wife to give several of their daughters, including two who were underage, to Bateman as wives.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Blaise is the latest work inspired by Planchon’s comic strip following the titular protagonist through his tween years through to adolescence.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
14 Apr. 2026
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Berfield — who played Reese, Dewey's older brother — watches the tween get picked on by a group of bullies before turning and smacking them with his bag.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Narrated by Josh Gad, Orangutan introduces us to Indah, an adolescent orangutan preparing to leave her family unit for the first time and venture into the wild.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
17 Apr. 2026
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Recently released from prison, coach Walt Mangian joins a local youth gym to help a ragtag team of adolescent boxers aspiring to a national championship.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Bisceglia says those families should not have to roll the dice when choosing care for some of the state's most vulnerable kids.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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At just 10 years old, London Woodard radiated a gentle worldliness his family believed exceeded that of any other kid.—
Audrey Pachuta,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Preteen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preteen. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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