subadult

Definition of subadultnext

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subadult
Adjective
  • Court documents in the federal prosecution of the employee, Jacob Melvin Hart, indicate there could be more juvenile victims from Crossline Community Church.
    Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
  • In 2021, Colvin successfully petitioned to have her juvenile arrest record expunged.
    The Week UK, TheWeek, 24 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • What Parents Can Do For all of these reasons, Common Sense Media says these products pose a serious risk to younger children and raise concerns for older children as well.
    Sarah Scott, Parents, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Despite a lack of clear data on the safety and prognostic findings, melatonin use in young children is common, underscoring the need for more research in age-specific cohorts.
    Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Wilson was born in 1994 in Florida to teenage parents and was adopted shortly after birth by Cindy and Steve Wilson, a couple from Cape Coral, per the News-Press.
    Jane LaCroix, PEOPLE, 22 Jan. 2026
  • According to a criminal complaint, Johnson allegedly took a teenage girl to the Jet Set Motel on Third Avenue in December 2024 and raped her.
    Allen Devlin, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced major changes to its childhood and adolescent immunization schedule, an age-by-age guide for health care providers on when to vaccinate children to protect them from preventable diseases.
    Liz Regalia, Parents, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The show channels a certain energetic, zany sense of humor viewers could recognize from their own adolescent friendships and antics, culminating in a five-season run and a 2021–2023 revival on Paramount+.
    Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Locked away in a tower, 18-year-old Rapunzel (Mandy Moore) has a seemingly endless train of hair with healing powers, which her kidnapper, Mother Gothel (Donna Murphy), uses to her advantage in a vain attempt to maintain a youthful appearance.
    James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Two youthful rangers approached.
    Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • The investigation determing that a group of three Oakley residents, a woman, a man and an underage female, picked up two other male juveniles from Oakley and began hanging out at Cypress Grove Park in the vehicle of one of the females.
    Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Jurors convicted a Chicago man Wednesday afternoon of molesting an underage teen girl in East Chicago.
    Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Quantum computing remains a fragmented and immature market, UBS analysts led by Madeleine Jenkins wrote in a 103-page report to clients on Monday.
    Pia Singh, CNBC, 19 Jan. 2026
  • The challenge for governments, in Burt’s view, is engaging with crypto without rushing immature frameworks or attempting to dictate outcomes in a fast-moving industry.
    Anastasia Chernikova, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Although not a major concern, some minor coastal flooding and beach erosion are possible along the coastline as well.
    Matthew Villafane, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2026
  • Another person was critically injured, five had serious injuries and eight had minor injuries, officials said.
    Dave Collins, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2026
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“Subadult.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subadult. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.

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