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
From 2009 to 2017, while the 44th President of the United States was in office, their two daughters Malia and Sasha were becoming adolescents and experiencing life as teenagers.
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Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 30 Apr. 2025
The Aledo, Texas teenager joined Melania Trump as a special White House guest for the president’s annual joint address to Congress March 3, as well as the day before for the first lady’s Capitol Hill remarks.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
Some had been members of the Hitler Youth as teenagers, while others had served as medical assistants in the German army.
—Peter Nguyen, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2025
Then the teenager gave a brief interview with the press, which was soon picked up by papers all over the world.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 29 Apr. 2025
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Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 30 Apr. 2025
The Aledo, Texas teenager joined Melania Trump as a special White House guest for the president’s annual joint address to Congress March 3, as well as the day before for the first lady’s Capitol Hill remarks.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
Some had been members of the Hitler Youth as teenagers, while others had served as medical assistants in the German army.
—Peter Nguyen, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2025
Then the teenager gave a brief interview with the press, which was soon picked up by papers all over the world.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teenager
Noun
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Trump's 19-year-old son, Barron Trump, reportedly played a role in advising his father's campaign on how to find and attract voters, particularly men, in their teens and twenties.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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The mom of two teens shared her shocking family travel dilemma on a British parenting web forum.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Apr. 2025
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Campbell was the kid who trained with the same private track coach.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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The trend, like so many before it, is exactly what kids love the most.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
1 May 2025
Noun
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In addition to his wife and children he is survived by a grandchild.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2025
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The beach is better suited to adults and older children due to the challenging access and lack of shade.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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One percent of the purchase will go to fund and support youth sports programs through The Kendra Scott Foundation Sports Fund.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
3 May 2025
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Gender-affirming care for transgender youth under standards widely used in the U.S. includes supportive talk therapy and can — but does not always — involve puberty blockers or hormone treatment.—
Geoff Mulvihill,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2025
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The Biden-era Department of Labor pursued some shocking cases of child labor violations, including third-party cleaning contractors that had minors working on overnight shifts at meat and poultry processing plants.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
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Of the states with restrictions, 24 also impose legal or professional penalties on clinicians who provide minors with certain kinds of gender-affirming care.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
1 May 2025
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The toddler had wandered away from his home in Seligman, Arizona, about 180 miles southeast of Las Vegas, and into rough terrain, according to the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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Police arrested a Florida woman after neighbors noticed naked toddlers wandering around their neighborhood.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Teenager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teenager. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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