preteen-agers

plural of preteen-ager

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Noun
  • Mumbai — Outside the aircraft hangar-sized venue, the crowd of Gen Z office workers and teenagers is thickening.
    Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
  • Before Estes and the NAR, teenagers were making their own fuel for model rockets and the lack of regulation often led to severe injuries.
    Harry Bennett, Space.com, 3 July 2026
Noun
  • Nine teens and probation staff members at Los Padrinos were hospitalized last July after they were exposed to an unidentified narcotic.
    James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • Like the real lives of American teens, the show made the everyday problems of high school and teen relationships feel like life and death, giving a gravitas to adolescence desperately needed.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • On Sundays, Kenyon opens the gates of his homestead to kids from Cherbourg, and anyone else who wants to ride bulls.
    Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • Both of the soon-to-be newlyweds have talked openly about wanting to have kids.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Noun
  • Indonesia The wonders found across the Indonesian archipelago are innumerable, and most are incredibly well suited for youngsters, too.
    Kathryn Romeyn, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 June 2026
  • Some of the youngsters work inside the Cub Foods in north Minneapolis.
    Reg Chapman, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • In the second Honda Pilot, seven occupants, including six juveniles, had minor injuries, according to the crash report.
    Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
  • Nearly all scalloped hammerheads were juveniles and none had reached maturity.
    Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • One of four piping plover chicks that recently hatched at Montrose Beach has died, the Chicago Piping Plovers conservation organization announced Tuesday.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • Starting with chicks rather than adult birds also matters, particularly for families.
    Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • But the circular rose garden has been preserved and maintained, and buds begin to bloom in May, continuing through the summer.
    Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 30 June 2026
  • So if you're invested in iOS, these should quickly become your new best buds!
    Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • But those programs are targeted to youths growing up in poverty or foster care, plus children who lost a parent to COVID-19.
    Moriah Balingit, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • The city’s Office of Youth Opportunity provides career, development and safety support for Charlotte youths.
    Diamy Wang, Charlotte Observer, 29 June 2026
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“Preteen-agers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preteen-agers. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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