Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preteen-agers
Noun
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The case, which began with a confrontation between two teenagers under a team tent, quickly grew into a national flashpoint that drew intense public scrutiny and competing claims of self-defense.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026 -
The victims ranged from teenagers to one person in their 60s.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
Noun
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There's a supervised kids club for ages three to 12 called Loggers, and for teens there's Hide Away, featuring table tennis, arcade games, and a cool space to hang with new friends.—
Allison Tibaldi,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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Nationwide, support among adults remains significantly higher than among teens.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 June 2026
Noun
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A little play tent with a play campfire had been thoughtfully set up for my kids in the living room.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 June 2026
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Yeah, the kids really want that, like ‘90s, Y2K kind of vibe.—
Deputy Entertainment,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
Noun
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Receiver This unit doesn’t have a single player who would start for another NFL team, and while some of the youngsters have the talent to blossom into top-shelf receivers, the on-field production wasn’t there during the offseason program.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2026
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As these 50 million or so American youngsters (about 2 billion globally) begin to make their mark on the culture, Is your marketing department at least as savvy as an 8th grader?—
Greg Petro,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
Noun
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The sedan driver died at the scene, while the three juveniles and the pickup driver were taken by ambulance to a local hospital, according to the release.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
9 June 2026
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No arrests have been made in the mass shooting on Troost, a double homicide at a Westport convenience store and no charges have been filed against juveniles in the Lee’s Summit Downtown Days festival fights.—
Ben Wheeler
June 9,
Kansas City Star,
9 June 2026
Noun
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The San Francisco Zoo recently welcomed three Magellanic penguin chicks, the first successful hatching of these South American birds at the zoo in three years.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
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These shred the chicks quickly, in a brutally efficient process.—
Christine Ro,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
Noun
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Old-wood hydrangeas, like bigleaf and oakleaf, can be pruned in summer right after flowers fade to protect next year’s buds.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
9 June 2026
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Time to become best buds with this deal.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
8 June 2026
Noun
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The figures roughly follow the life cycle, with youths at one end and the elderly at the other.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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Organizers announced the 2026 Downtown Days festival in Lee’s Summit will be its last after fights, assaults, property damage and large groups of youths refusing to disperse marred Saturday’s event.—
Ian Cummings,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
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