teenage

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Recent Examples of teenage Nor does the historical record show any murders or suicides occurring at that location — just a few mischievous high school kids sneaking up to the second floor, and a teenage bookstore employee playing his radio too loud and sometimes leaving early. Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 June 2025 Stanko was also serving a death sentence for killing his live-in girlfriend in her Georgetown County home hours earlier, strangling her and raping her teenage daughter. Arkansas Online, 14 June 2025 But the Klutch Sports agent is hopeful for the future, especially with rising teenage stars such as Isaiah Hamilton and Paul Osaruyi in the pipeline. Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 5 June 2025 Antonia Gentry Gentry, who portrays Georgia's introspective teenage daughter Ginny, is currently single. Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 5 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for teenage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teenage
Adjective
  • But the real treat for me was meeting all these young people who are so extraordinary.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 23 June 2025
  • Rowan is a funny, playful, and high-spirited young boy who keeps everyone around him smiling.
    MARE Staff, Boston Herald, 22 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
  • With its whip-smart satire and adolescent vulnerability, the movie catapulted Williamson into the Hollywood spotlight.
    JP Mangalindan, Time, 19 June 2025
  • Researchers reviewing camera trap footage from a remote island off Panama found that a group of adolescent capuchin monkeys were routinely kidnapping baby howler monkeys and carrying them around like accessories.
    Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 18 June 2025
Adjective
  • The coalition seeking to repel Cuomo has framed the choice facing New Yorkers as one between an older, moderate political establishment and a youthful, progressive vision for the party.
    James Powel, USA Today, 24 June 2025
  • The Oklahoma City Thunder—once known for their youthful potential and stockpile of draft picks—were now NBA champions.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 23 June 2025
Adjective
  • Further, Dixon claims Cartagena had multiple underage victims, in addition to the 16-year-old.
    Liam Quinn, People.com, 20 June 2025
  • Wondering if your child can stay home with an older sibling or underage babysitter?
    Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2025
Adjective
  • Show more And on Monday, hospital staff accomplished a minor medical feat: doctors birthed triplets in a cesarean section procedure that the delivering physician said would have been complicated and risky even in the best of times.
    NBC News, NBC news, 20 June 2025
  • There were some minor disadvantages to this method, Boyle admits, mostly due to Apple’s user-friendly camera software.
    Jake Kleinman, Wired News, 20 June 2025
Adjective
  • As summer approaches, a juvenile great white shark named Dold has today been detected off the Long Island coastline, marking the latest milestone in a months-long migration that has taken him up the U.S. East Coast.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
  • An undercover detective who was posing as a juvenile female was allegedly contacted online by a man later identified as Maynard.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2025

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“Teenage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teenage. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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