teenager

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Recent Examples of teenager Well, Jessica and Unity, as teenagers, created not one, but two original languages — Honnish and Bouldedidge. Mimi Pond, People.com, 14 Sep. 2025 And that advice proved useful in the coming years, especially after a growth spurt gave the teenager the physical attributes to deal with the kicks and elbows that came from playing against men often twice his age. Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025 Kirk’s rise from a suburban Chicago teenager to the face of the Republican Party’s youth wing reshaped the political landscape and energized a new generation of conservatives. Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025 Meanwhile, Gemma’s niece Cady (McGraw) is now 14, a rebellious teenager living under Gemma’s overprotective rules. Denise Petski, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for teenager
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teenager
Noun
  • Nearby, Nathalie Herrey had come to the event with her daughter, Enya, 22, who had been listening to Kirk on podcasts since her teens.
    Rick Jervis, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Just after noon, officers from BPD and the School Police Unit responded to a report of a teen stabbed in the Roxbury high school building, spokesperson Sgt.
    Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Sign up now and be one of the cool kids.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • One of my kids once presented a bar graph showing that Taco Tuesday produces 40% more dirty dishes than any other night.
    Dr. Sue Varma, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • No one who celebrates the loss of human life should be anywhere near children.
    Amy DeLaura, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Hence children who develop strong foundational skills early are better equipped to use AI tools beneficially later.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The district saw its youth record more than 550 violent crimes in 2024.
    Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Although his time in the big leagues was brief, Ford would go on to coach youth baseball in New Jersey, then in Texas at Huston-Tillotson University, an NAIA school.
    Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • These made clear that the former was not remotely fazed by his friend’s 2008 conviction for soliciting a minor.
    Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Another minor added that Smith involved her husband, telling him that the victim had a video of her smoking marijuana with them and was blackmailing her.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Yanez's clip has been viewed more than 597,000 times and TikTok users are obsessed with the toddler's hair in the comments.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The toddler kept covering her face with her hands in a specific way, with her middle finger over her eye and her index finger across her forehead.
    Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025

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“Teenager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teenager. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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