teenage

variants or teenaged

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Recent Examples of teenage The British-Muslim coming-of-age drama follows two teenage girls who run away from troubled lives, confronting radicalization, identity and belonging. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Nov. 2025 The incriminating pet cam footage showing the reality of owning a mischievous teenage Saint Bernard dog has left the internet in hysterics. Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025 Sarah Lungwitz has fretted over feeding not just her two teenage daughters with SNAP payments disrupted, but her family’s cat and two dogs. Dave Smith, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025 Deputies said Berry and a teenage girl had been told to stop vaping on a bus by the RT ambassador, who was not publicly identified. Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for teenage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teenage
Adjective
  • The group, mainly millennials and young Gen Xers, grew up in the internet era and recognize how technology can switch up the status quo.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Despite the absentees, Arteta had experienced players like Ben White, Piero Hincapie and Christian Norgaard to call upon, as well as exciting young talent like Myles Lewis-Skelly and Ethan Nwaneri.
    James McNicholas, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • Tiny baby on billboard: From preemie to preteen Jordyn White was born prematurely, weighing less than three pounds.
    Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • No adolescent defiance or child’s anguish was visible on his face now.
    George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Read more about the adolescent biology of sleep patterns.
    NPR, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • With a new wave of talent, including Santiago Giménez, Edson Álvarez, and César Montes leading the charge, El Tri are blending youthful energy with experienced leadership.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
  • And then there's his relatively youthful age of 34 - which was part of his appeal for young voters, but more off-putting to chief executives who may be decades older.
    NPR, NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Jodi Harding was certified to run but has since suspended her campaign after sheriff's reports detailing underage drinking at her home were made public.
    Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Impaired, intoxicated or underage guests will be promptly and safely addressed.
    Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • The only way that such a minor joke would set a fiancée off is if her engagement was already in a delicate place, and that is none of the housewives’ jobs to fix.
    Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
  • The concept alone made headlines across the political aisle when the show was first announced, but the its digital marketing across Instagram and TikTok has turned it into a minor sensation.
    David Zucker, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Conversely, the percentage of respondents who think juvenile offenders should be treated like adults has fallen from 65% in 2000 to a record-low 41% this year, the report said.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 10 Nov. 2025
  • All face charges of providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization, and additional juvenile cases may be under seal.
    Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • And these photos, which circulated through the young-to-youngish internet as early as 2021, were astonishing.
    Daniel Kolitz, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Jon Marans' play demands rare skill sets, calling for two actors — one youngish, the other with more mileage — who play piano well enough to pass as classical musicians.
    Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 22 Sep. 2025

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“Teenage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teenage. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.

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