teenage

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Recent Examples of teenage Lifeguard come from the hopping teenage Chicago underground rock scene, the Hallogallo collective, with kindred spirits like Horsegirl, Friko, Answering Machines and many more. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2025 Williams and a teenage passenger exited the Buick before Poole claims that Williams showed him a gun during the confrontation. Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 4 June 2025 Since her teenage years, Jenner has captivated fans not only with her glamorous life but also with smart, aspirational moves, flipping homes and upgrading thoughtfully. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 30 May 2025 Instead, the audience watches a full day in the life of the salon, which is run by Jaja’s plucky teenage daughter, Marie, a high school valedictorian who lacks the birth certificate to qualify for college student loans. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for teenage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teenage
Adjective
  • Toby Gilroy and Finn Elliott died during a storm after taking their boat to rescue Finn’s younger brother, Kieran Elliot, who was at the towering caves that border the bay.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • While riggers hung massive lights and construction workers assembled the stage on a grueling day before Tyler Childers‘ June 2024 concert at the United Center, three young locals showed up: Cheryl, Larry and Ted.
    Steve Knopper, Billboard, 9 June 2025
Adjective
  • Eli Mintz, a Yiddish-theatre star, played Uncle David with a high, wheedling voice, his hands a blur of gesticulation, and the Goldberg children were portrayed by Gentile actors, including the endearing Arlene (Fuzzy) McQuade as the preteen Rosalie, a studious girl with a sleek bob.
    Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
  • The Disney+ original movie Out of My Mind, based on the novel of the same name by Sharon M. Draper, follows preteen Melody Brooks (Phoebe-Rae Taylor), a girl with cerebral palsy.
    Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 8 June 2025
Adjective
  • Nothing rings more true than the trope of the restless adolescent.
    Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 7 June 2025
  • Dilly Dally, an adolescent loggerhead, first arrived at the LMC back in January after being attacked by a predator.
    Alana Wise, NPR, 6 June 2025
Adjective
  • For May 1966’s expansive Pet Sounds, Wilson and lyricist Tony Asher created a song cycle documenting a passage from youthful innocence to mournful adulthood that the composer contrasted with delicately sophisticated yet openhearted orchestrations.
    Barry Walters, Billboard, 11 June 2025
  • The latest entry in the long-running Onimusha series takes us to a corrupted Kyoto with youthful Toshiro Mifune as our guide.
    Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Adjective
  • Advertisement Notably, the bots mostly did not express reservations about providing therapy services to underage clients, despite the fact that the sites claim to have age restrictions.
    Andrew R. Chow, Time, 12 June 2025
  • Court filings show the three men came to the attention of North Little Rock police when a late-night tip about two underage girls entering a room with a much older man sent officers to the Motel 6, 400 W. 29th St., just before 1 a.m. Feb. 10, 2024.
    John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 11 June 2025
Adjective
  • One allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail, and three deputies were struck, causing minor injuries, the department said.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
  • Detainees have been pepper-sprayed and wrestled to the ground for refusing to return to their cells, causing minor injuries on both sides, the officer said.
    Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 7 June 2025
Adjective
  • From working in the kitchen at juvenile detention to enrolling in culinary school between prison stints, Carter knew his passion could become his purpose.
    Kizzy Cox, Essence, 4 June 2025
  • Bean, 84, has been superintendent of the juvenile detention center since 1972.
    Paige Pfleger, ProPublica, 2 June 2025

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“Teenage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teenage. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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