Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preteen-agers
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This was a crew of Black teenagers making sonically adventurous music that, in fact, garnered a great deal of young Black listeners.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
21 Oct. 2025 -
But when the parents began the planning process, taking a DIY approach to a multi-country trip for four adults and three teenagers (two high-school grads and an 8th-grade graduate) proved daunting.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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Martin, 38, created, co-wrote and stars in Wayward, a Netflix mystery series that follows a local police officer's investigation into a local school for troubled teens in an isolated small town.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Usage rates in the teens aren’t going to cut it anymore.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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In 2020, health issues and a death left Harrison's mother unable to care for the kids, Kyla Rose and Emery.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
26 Oct. 2025
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The key to raising emotionally resilient kids is the ability to repair.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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The Penguins, who are strongly considering keeping the 18-year-old Kindel and the 19-year-old Brunicke in the NHL all season, don’t want the youngsters playing 82 games.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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Now more than ever, Evavold said Halloween is about bringing families and youngsters together rather than dispelling trouble that might be brewing.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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An unspecified number of juveniles are believed to have started a fire that heavily damaged a 129-year-old church Monday night in the small community of Leeton in southeast Johnson County, western Missouri, according to authorities.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
22 Oct. 2025
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Ultimately, 12 adults and two juveniles were arrested by the LAPD for failing to comply with dispersal orders, CBS Los Angeles reported.—
Madeline Armstrong,
Oc Register,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The baseball cliche is that chicks dig the long ball.—
Joe Kozlowski,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Visit between mid-December to mid-January to see penguin chicks.—
Ashton Palmer,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The flower pots are filled, and the buds are ready to sprout, so don't walk by the gorgeous autumn blooms.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
20 Oct. 2025
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Light-green grass with tiny buds sprouting in between the stalks.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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Anoka, Minnesota, began its Halloween celebrations in 1920 to curb destructive pranks by local youths.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Tickets are $42 for adults and youths ages 12 and older and $22 for children ages 5-11.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Preteen-agers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preteen-agers. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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