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or teenaged
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Recent Examples of teenage
Rusty understandably displays shock and horror over learning his teenage daughter killed his former lover.
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Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Jan. 2026
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents reportedly stole a teenage boy’s phone — and then seemingly pawned it afterwards for cash.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 14 Jan. 2026
Williamson shares her teenage son Hudson with her ex-husband Nick Roberts.
—Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
However, as noted above with Tait, teenage catcher prospects often go bust.
—Aaron Gleeman, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
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Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Jan. 2026
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents reportedly stole a teenage boy’s phone — and then seemingly pawned it afterwards for cash.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 14 Jan. 2026
Williamson shares her teenage son Hudson with her ex-husband Nick Roberts.
—Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
However, as noted above with Tait, teenage catcher prospects often go bust.
—Aaron Gleeman, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teenage
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Most people who get sick recover within a week, but infections can be severe in young children, older adults and people with weakened immune systems.—
Kiki Intarasuwan,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Yu says his early experiences led him to chase achievement as a way of protecting a younger version of himself.—
Ernestine Siu,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2026
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But whoever decided this must have an impressively hungry family: football players, Olympic swimmers, or preteen boys.—
Matthew Korfhage,
Wired News,
18 Nov. 2025
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Another instructor took advantage of the captive audience to share his political beliefs, with great volume and conviction, to the mostly preteen students.—
The Editors,
Outdoor Life,
30 Oct. 2025
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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
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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
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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
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Two youthful rangers approached.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2026
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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
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Jurors convicted a Chicago man Wednesday afternoon of molesting an underage teen girl in East Chicago.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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This includes refusing to follow crew instructions about seating assignments, escalating complaints with nearby passengers—such as disputes over arm rests, seat kicking, or reclining—or otherwise turning a minor annoyance into a confrontation.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Jan. 2026
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Six other people sustained minor injuries in the collision.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, there is an ongoing investigation by the attorney general into possible civil rights abuses in the juvenile detention facilities.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
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The approach has been used by schools and juvenile and criminal justice systems, as well as nations grappling with large-scale atrocities.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
13 Jan. 2026
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The Lions graduated several standout players from last season’s team, but Lions coach Erik Kirsch likes the potential of this season’s youngish group.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
7 Jan. 2026
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If the first Five Nights at Freddy’s played like a clunky attempt to introduce youngish kids to the cadences of horror, then its sequel plays like a clunky attempt to introduce now slightly olderish kids to the clichés of horror.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
6 Dec. 2025
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“Teenage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teenage. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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