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Recent Examples of preteen
Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
Another instructor took advantage of the captive audience to share his political beliefs, with great volume and conviction, to the mostly preteen students.
—The Editors, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025
Harvey Young, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
The preteen took control of the steering wheel and guided their vehicle onto grass to stop it before immediately calling emergency personnel for assistance.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
Bündchen credited her preteen son's interest in martial arts for introducing her to Joaquim.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
Another instructor took advantage of the captive audience to share his political beliefs, with great volume and conviction, to the mostly preteen students.
—The Editors, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
From Cosby’s court trials, to cannabis legalization, to the invasion of Ukraine as part of a Russian reunification strategy, to the many death-by-law-enforcement scenarios in American cities, our current moment looks and feels different than what a preteen might have imagined in the ’80s.
—Harvey Young, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
The preteen took control of the steering wheel and guided their vehicle onto grass to stop it before immediately calling emergency personnel for assistance.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preteen
Adjective
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Kim’s teenage daughter, widely believed to be named Ju Ae, again appeared prominently at the parade beside her father.—
Will Ripley,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
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Sidney and her teenage daughter, Tatum (Isabel May), a kind of Final Girl in Training, are attempting to elude the blade of Ghostface.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Neon Grove is designed for ‘tweens between seven and 12 and The Underground is reserved for teens up to 17 years-old.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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But, of the five teen-agers who had been implicated in Crawford’s murder, only three were still alive.—
Jennifer Gonnerman,
New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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These are the growing number of young men who are dropouts, do not work or have meaningful or fulfilling jobs, do not marry, have no children, few friends, and live in the basement of their parents’ home.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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Gentry Academy is a young program, which earned its own championship — in Class A — in its lone state appearance in 2021.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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More than a year later, a teenager had a story to tell police.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026
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As a teenager, he DJed at various LA clubs before making his own music.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
28 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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That same year, Andrew's nephew, a then-17-year-old Prince Harry, was questioned by police about underage drinking and cannabis use, but he was never arrested or charged.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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Even underage users can circumvent restrictions by using false identities, as the New York Times reported last year.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But Fennell has also expounded on her obsession, as a tween, with Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet and James Cameron’s Titanic—both movies that also drew mixed reviews but made astonishing amounts of money.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2026
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Everly sported a set of highlights last fall before going full blonde—Dewan debuted the tween's new look in an Instagram post last month.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Yet despite these gains, new infections remain a concern, particularly among adolescent girls and young women.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Feb. 2026
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As a child and adolescent psychiatrist, Zishan Khan Khan.—
Beth Ann Mayer,
Parents,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The Legislature and Newsom acted when the low reading skills of California’s kids, as determined by nationwide testing, became too obvious to ignore.—
Dan Walters,
Oc Register,
26 Feb. 2026
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Enjoy sports events, fun activities with kids, the theater, the arts and hanging out with fun people.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Preteen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preteen. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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