as in teen
someone who is between 13 and 19 years old
Their daughter is a teenager. The show is very popular among teenagers.
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Recent Examples of teenager
His father, who immigrated to America from Brazil as a teenager, learned English by watching John Wayne movies.
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Tom Roland, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2026
The teenager is now looking for work to help their family.
—Daniella Silva, NBC news, 13 Mar. 2026
Questions about the fate of several teenagers are swirling in a Georgia community.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
Now that my kid is a teenager, the success is, leaving on time.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 12 Mar. 2026
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Tom Roland, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2026
The teenager is now looking for work to help their family.
—Daniella Silva, NBC news, 13 Mar. 2026
Questions about the fate of several teenagers are swirling in a Georgia community.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
Now that my kid is a teenager, the success is, leaving on time.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 12 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for teenager
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teenager
Noun
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Once the account is set up, pre-teens won’t be able to access advanced features such as Meta AI, status updates, chat lock, app lock, location sharing, view-once messages, disappearing messages, and linked devices.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
12 Mar. 2026
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Ladies who lunch, tourists, teens looking for an escape, and everyone in between.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Ben Wang delivers a breakthrough performance in the title role as a kid who tries to conquer his anxiety issues head-on by running for class president.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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According to his lawyer, Jimenez was trying to encourage the agents to wrap up before the kids arrived.—
Ruby Cramer,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Rodin himself got married in 1961, to the psychologist Jill Schwab, and raised four children.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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None of the 140 children, teachers and staff inside the synagogue were injured, authorities said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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If the order were allowed to go into effect, hospitals that provided gender-affirming care for youth, such as Yale New Haven Hospital, could be blocked from taking any payments from Medicaid, which is often the largest payer in the system.—
Elijah Polance,
Hartford Courant,
14 Mar. 2026
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According to prosecutors, from 1992 through 1995, Ruiz coached a youth boys baseball team in Baldwin Park and molested ninth and 10th graders on the team, prosecutors said.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
14 Mar. 2026
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The sheriff's office also learned Sanchez had an active warrant for his arrest out of Solano County for lewd acts with a minor that was issued eight years ago.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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Their exchanges — most from 2013, five years after Epstein was convicted of soliciting a minor for prostitution — revealed a chummy, transactional dynamic where Epstein introduced Tisch to at least four women.—
Dianna Russini,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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For hands-on creativity, Children's Discovery Museum of the Desert, with rotating exhibitions, engages everyone from toddlers to adults.—
Sophie Morgan,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Mar. 2026
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The building, which will include 14 classrooms, a small gym, a rooftop learning environment and services for infants, toddlers, youth and families, will bring a wide range of the YMCA’s family programming under one roof.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Teenager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teenager. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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