PRETEEN-AGERS Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

preteen-agers

noun

plural of preteen-ager

as in teenagers

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Noun

After the last practices and meetings ahead of their Friday night lights, around seven or eight brawny, youthful teenagers walk into Top Speed for a primer session.

— PJ Green October 14, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026
In August, 16 teenagers were arrested for trespassing at the Congress.

— Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of teenagers

Noun

Additionally, the Sunshine State wants to limit teens to two hours per day across all apps as well as turning off autoplay and infinite scroll features, among other changes.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
The number of swing House seats nationally—already at a low ebb—could shrink to as low as the teens, insulating most members of Congress from routine electoral accountability.

— Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of teens

Noun

Conversely, Morio is desperate to have kids, but any effort to discuss the topic with his wife is quickly dismissed.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Presumably, kids are still writing sketches in their basements and delivering jokes about cafeteria food into hairbrushes.

— Dan Brooks, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of kids

Noun

The once-ubiquitous men’s accessory of yesteryear has found new legions of fans among stylish youngsters and luxury brands in recent seasons.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
That’s the journey, and process for all the Dolphins’ youngsters — first-, second- and some third-year players — on this year’s rebuilding team.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of youngsters

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Four juveniles also suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to local hospitals.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Both juveniles were charged with two misdemeanor counts of harassment, one misdemeanor count of criminal mischief and two criminal trespassing violations.

— Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of juveniles

Noun

Shortly before Jackie took ill, the chicks — Sandy and Luna —successfully fledged.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
This includes high rates of females not laying clutches, low provisioning rates, emaciated chicks with stunted development and other factors.

— Michelle Richardson, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of chicks

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Our Editors' Choice buds remain the AirPods Pro and the second-generation Bose QuietComfort Ultra, but the Momentum True Wireless 5 make an impressive case for themselves.

— Christian de Looper, PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026
One of the buds formed a small receptacle that held some musk and balsam, rare and expensive fragrances.

— Joëlle Rollo-Koster, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of buds

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The fighting involved armed youths from the Pakam community in Rumbek North County fighting against armed youths of the Nyang community in Rumbek Central County, both part of the Dinka ethnic group.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
Approximately 18% of all Latino high school students have seriously contemplated suicide and 42% of Latino youths reported constantly feeling sad or hopeless, recent congressional studies found.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

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