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
The hybridizer is Delaney Raptis, a teenager who created this botanical oddity in her suburban backyard.
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
The Probability of Miracles follows Campbell Cooper, an acerbic teenager dying of cancer who, after receiving a terminal diagnosis, moves with her mom and younger sister to the town of Promise, where miracles are said to happen.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 7 May 2026
The teenagers pleaded not guilty last month.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 7 May 2026
The dragnet has resulted in several asylum-seeking immigrants detained in Houston, including a teenager from Honduras who was the co-captain of his high school soccer team before he was arrested and sent to the detention center in Conroe.
—Aileen Clarke, Houston Chronicle, 6 May 2026
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
The Probability of Miracles follows Campbell Cooper, an acerbic teenager dying of cancer who, after receiving a terminal diagnosis, moves with her mom and younger sister to the town of Promise, where miracles are said to happen.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 7 May 2026
The teenagers pleaded not guilty last month.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 7 May 2026
The dragnet has resulted in several asylum-seeking immigrants detained in Houston, including a teenager from Honduras who was the co-captain of his high school soccer team before he was arrested and sent to the detention center in Conroe.
—Aileen Clarke, Houston Chronicle, 6 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teenager
Noun
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The dangers to mental health, especially among teens, are already alarming.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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But several studies suggest vaping carries its own health risks, such as high blood pressure and nicotine addiction, as well as an increased risk of asthma in teens.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
6 May 2026
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Take the case of Luca Reggiani, a kid from Modena, developed by Sassuolo, poached by Borussia Dortmund.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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Vrabel also has two kids with his wife of 27 years.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2026
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These could simply be great-grandparents put peacefully to rest in old age, a kind of grief far removed from that which children feel over parents who simply cannot care for them, or parents lost to murder or addiction, as some of the letters describe.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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At least 168 people were killed, including 110 children.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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The Eagles showcased their youth in the girls 200 free relay.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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Today’s teens have no shortage of movies and TV shows romanticizing what malls were like in their parents’ youth.—
Audrey Pachuta,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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His pursuit of Epstein came several years after the shady money manager pleaded guilty in Florida state court to soliciting a minor for prostitution and served a 13-month jail term.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
1 May 2026
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Mejer has also been charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor and providing false information to a peace officer, both misdemeanors, and an infraction for permitting an unlicensed minor under the age of 18 to drive a motor vehicle.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
1 May 2026
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Mira was an amiable baby, a daredevil toddler, and, once Dylan arrived, a menace.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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One who leaves a gun in the couch cushion that a toddler or small child can get to.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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“Teenager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teenager. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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