Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preteens
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Nine teens and probation staff members at Los Padrinos were hospitalized last July after they were exposed to an unidentified narcotic.
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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.
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Last summer, France’s public health authority recorded 1,418 drowning incidents — a 14% rise on the previous year — with deaths among teenagers aged 13 to 17 more than doubling.
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Two teenagers have been hospitalized following a shooting in Rankin, according to Allegheny County police.
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Clean high-traffic areas or rooms where pets and kids tend to cause messes more frequently.
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Elementary school-age kids like Jimmy may enjoy the aquarium at the Seas with Nemo & Friends, games at the exit to Spaceship Earth, character greetings at CommuniCore Hall, different soda flavors from around the world in Club Cool and rides like Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure or Frozen Ever After.
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The sisters had their quarters two floors above, along with the rest of the family’s youngsters.
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Supergirl may not be as kind as her cousin, youngsters will recognize her goodness and big heart, even under a rough-and-tumble exterior.
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In the second Honda Pilot, seven occupants, including six juveniles, had minor injuries, according to the crash report.
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Nearly all scalloped hammerheads were juveniles and none had reached maturity.
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This new Cannon offering, filled with chintzy special effects, a ludicrous story line and campy performances, will likely bore adults but have the kiddies clamoring for more.
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The folks behind the Golden Arches has just announced two new meals to mark the occasion of the 2026 FIFA World Cup— a new Adult Happy Meal and one for the kiddies.
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One of four piping plover chicks that recently hatched at Montrose Beach has died, the Chicago Piping Plovers conservation organization announced Tuesday.
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Starting with chicks rather than adult birds also matters, particularly for families.
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But those programs are targeted to youths growing up in poverty or foster care, plus children who lost a parent to COVID-19.
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The city’s Office of Youth Opportunity provides career, development and safety support for Charlotte youths.
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