as in teenager
someone who is between 13 and 19 years old
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Recent Examples of teen
While following the teen, Schuman fell off his bicycle, and the boy laughed at him, according to the affidavit.
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Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2026
The pregnant teen was riding with another person who confronted Zapata Aleman and Calero Jiron from a vehicle before leaving the 7-Eleven.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
Moroney even surprised the night's guests with a special video message as the teens got ready.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
On Sunday, May 10, a group of teens was captured on camera trashing and robbing a store near the Washington Monument.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 13 May 2026
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Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2026
The pregnant teen was riding with another person who confronted Zapata Aleman and Calero Jiron from a vehicle before leaving the 7-Eleven.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
Moroney even surprised the night's guests with a special video message as the teens got ready.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
On Sunday, May 10, a group of teens was captured on camera trashing and robbing a store near the Washington Monument.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teen
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Levi’s family formed the Live Like Braun Foundation after the accident last May that took the life of the teenager, who had relocated with his parents to the South Bay after their Pacific Palisades home burned down in the 2025 wildfire.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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The hackers — called ShinyHunters, believed to be mostly Western teenagers behind several other high-profile attacks — demanded crypto payments to unlock the system, and threatened to leak private data.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
8 May 2026
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Topolánszky and Sümeghy, both wearing custom tuxedos, followed by Magyar and the youngest of his three sons, Miklós, who is a preteen.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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While mostly faithful to the book, this Lord of the Flies smartly adjusts its story of midcentury schoolboys stranded on a desert island for an episodic medium by filtering each installment through the perspective of a different preteen character.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
4 May 2026
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More than two decades later, the tween magazines may have dwindled, but prom-goers are still shopping in-store.—
Camilia Fateh,
Vogue,
11 May 2026
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Blaise is the latest work inspired by Planchon’s comic strip following the titular protagonist through his tween years through to adolescence.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
14 Apr. 2026
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The bill would specifically forbid practices that Black Bear, the Stars and other companies have used to monopolize and vertically integrate the youth sports experience in hockey and beyond, driving up costs for families and pricing out many kids.—
Kenny Jacoby,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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Jackson Hole Mountain Resort also offers plenty of family-friendly activities, including lessons for kids and childcare services.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 May 2026
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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.—
Greg Poole,
Rolling Stone,
5 Mar. 2026
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The show sent her to malls to meet fans, fashioning her into a teenybopper starlet.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
10 Oct. 2025
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Calaveras County youngster Donovan Hamanaka, wore a wig and bushy mustache to play Twain for the day.—
Andrew Graham
May 6,
Sacbee.com,
6 May 2026
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Still, these two youngsters don’t shy away from it, whether the topic is past and present occupants of the White House or issues like immigration.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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The epitome of an enfant terrible, Rimbaud was a rebellious adolescent with a tempestuous personal life (ask fellow poet Paul Verlaine).—
René Ostberg,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
7 May 2026
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As an adolescent, he was diagnosed with dyslexia and struggled through school.—
Jen Murphy,
Robb Report,
26 Apr. 2026
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The investigation remains ongoing to determine whether additional criminal offenses occurred during the time the juvenile was missing.—
Aaron A. Bedoya,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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Six of the victims are juveniles, some as young as 15, Younger said.—
Hannah Schoenbaum,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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“Teen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teen. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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