as in teenager
someone who is between 13 and 19 years old
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Recent Examples of teen
The season coincides with more vacation travel, increased teen driving as school lets out, and holiday celebrations that can easily lead to impaired driving if motorists fail to plan ahead.
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Aaa - Mountain Group,
Sacbee.com,
30 June 2026
Based on the Culpables books by Mercedes Ron, Culpa Mía follows the passionate, turbulent romance between two step-siblings, Noah and Nick, across their teen years and into young adulthood.
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Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
30 June 2026
In addition, Uber drivers are encouraged to cancel trips with unaccompanied minors who do not have a teen account.
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David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
Elizabethan teen spy Lady Grace Cavendish is set to return for a second season.
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K.j. Yossman,
Variety,
30 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for teen
Aaa - Mountain Group,
Sacbee.com,
30 June 2026
Based on the Culpables books by Mercedes Ron, Culpa Mía follows the passionate, turbulent romance between two step-siblings, Noah and Nick, across their teen years and into young adulthood.
—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
30 June 2026
In addition, Uber drivers are encouraged to cancel trips with unaccompanied minors who do not have a teen account.
—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
Elizabethan teen spy Lady Grace Cavendish is set to return for a second season.
—
K.j. Yossman,
Variety,
30 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for teen
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teen
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While teenagers have always looked to older peers for inspiration, social media has accelerated and amplified this process.
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Cotter’s colleagues and students follow the national team closely, while Premier League clubs are popular among teenagers.
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At age 11, my favorite Broadway show was Follies – a classic preteen tale about the decay of female beauty and fading fame within an unscrupulous industry of vaudeville and burlesque.
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The preteen, who has Down syndrome, was diagnosed with a small hole in her heart shortly after she was born in 2014.
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The tween—whom Wilde shares with ex-fiancé Jason Sudeikis—looked just like her mom with a similar bronde hair color and a knee-length eyelet lace white summer dress.
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Barely a tween at the time, the American Horror Story actress wore cropped camo-print pants, a black tank top and a purse made out of tires to the 2001 red carpet for her film Blow.
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Neither bride nor groom have kids from previous relationships out of wedlock.
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Jake’s analysis found that the UK’s intervention may run all summer, with media plurality issues around news plus kids’ channels portfolios in the spotlight.
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At the time, Jackson was pop’s fastest-rising star, having bridged the teenybopper mania of the Jackson 5 with mature disco-soul hits on his 1979 solo breakthrough, Off the Wall.
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The show sent her to malls to meet fans, fashioning her into a teenybopper starlet.
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Meanwhile, Antonelli will be keen to keep a cool head and stay out of unnecessary trouble, and despite coming off two straight winless outings, the Italian youngster certainly has the pace needed to get the job done.
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Philippe Vorbe, one of the last surviving members of Haiti’s 1974 World Cup team, first met Joe Gaetjens as a youngster.
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Despite being a high achiever, Veena Dinavahi struggled with anxiety and depression as an adolescent.
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These provisions also do not guarantee that an adolescent will be granted an exception.
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The penalties may be increased if violators have a prior criminal history and apply to both adults and juveniles.
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The three remaining male juveniles were arrested in Los Angeles.
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“Teen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teen. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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