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Recent Examples of preteen
Catherine Bray,
Variety,
17 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.
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Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
3 Feb. 2026
Ethan Hanson,
Daily News,
23 June 2026
With a teacher husband at home, five kids that include a teenage son who is now towering over everyone in the house (and, apparently, eating said entire house), two teenage daughters, a preteen daughter, and a very loud kindergartener, there is no escape.
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Chaunie Brusie,
Parents,
22 June 2026
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Adjective
The main structuring absence in the film is Pansy (Deborah Mailman) and her distance from her two preteen children, Max (Hazel May Jackson) and Kid (Eli Hart).
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Catherine Bray,
Variety,
17 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.
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Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
But his father wanted Zein to focus on school despite showing skills as a preteen and playing for Spanish Catholic elementary teams near Tetouan.
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Ethan Hanson,
Daily News,
23 June 2026
With a teacher husband at home, five kids that include a teenage son who is now towering over everyone in the house (and, apparently, eating said entire house), two teenage daughters, a preteen daughter, and a very loud kindergartener, there is no escape.
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Chaunie Brusie,
Parents,
22 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preteen
Adjective
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In March, both Castro and de la Cruz announced that two teenage brothers — who were part of an award-winning mariachi band — and their parents had been released from ICE custody.
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In his way are his eternal rival Jonas Vingegaard, teenage French phenomenon Paul Seixas, 3,333km of tarmac, and over 54,000m of climbing.
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The teen was running in their neighborhood on Saturday when a man got out of his vehicle and attempted to kidnap her, according to her mother.
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Here's what parents, teens and adults should expect before visiting.
Adjective
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As adult influencers dominate online fashion culture, and tweens and teens see the same content as adults, there are fewer spaces for young people to develop styles of their own.
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While veterans jockey for new contracts during free agency, young players are getting their tryout opportunities with NBA summer league games beginning this week.
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While teenagers have always looked to older peers for inspiration, social media has accelerated and amplified this process.
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Cotter’s colleagues and students follow the national team closely, while Premier League clubs are popular among teenagers.
Adjective
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In 2008 the couple were secretly married, prosecutors claim, for health insurance purposes after David was fired from his church job for providing alcohol to underage members.
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Parents could be accused of neglectful supervision if an underage child is left at home unattended.
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The tween—whom Wilde shares with ex-fiancé Jason Sudeikis—looked just like her mom with a similar bronde hair color and a knee-length eyelet lace white summer dress.
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Barely a tween at the time, the American Horror Story actress wore cropped camo-print pants, a black tank top and a purse made out of tires to the 2001 red carpet for her film Blow.
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Programming includes individual and family mental wellness counseling, lifestyle empowerment consultations, and adolescent nutritional consultations.
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At another section of the hospital, teens in hospital scrubs walked the quiet halls of the adolescent unit with their lunch trays.
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Neither bride nor groom have kids from previous relationships out of wedlock.
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Jake’s analysis found that the UK’s intervention may run all summer, with media plurality issues around news plus kids’ channels portfolios in the spotlight.
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“Preteen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preteen. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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