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
An honors student heavily involved in community service who was raised in a stable home and avoided gangs, drugs and alcohol, Kim’s tie to the plot to kill Tay shocked those who knew the then teenager.
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Sean Emery, Oc Register, 27 Feb. 2026
Her father, who as a teenager in Tallinn began to rebel against Sovietization, insisted on teaching Stasevska and her two younger brothers to speak Ukrainian at home.
—Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
Two of the five teenagers detained in Quakertown remain in custody Thursday after an anti-ICE protest turned into a brawl with the police chief, according to an attorney for one of the teens.
—Liz Crawford, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
Instagram will begin notifying parents when their teenagers repeatedly attempt to search for suicide or self-harm content, the company said Thursday.
—Amanda Chen, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026
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Sean Emery, Oc Register, 27 Feb. 2026
Her father, who as a teenager in Tallinn began to rebel against Sovietization, insisted on teaching Stasevska and her two younger brothers to speak Ukrainian at home.
—Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
Two of the five teenagers detained in Quakertown remain in custody Thursday after an anti-ICE protest turned into a brawl with the police chief, according to an attorney for one of the teens.
—Liz Crawford, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
Instagram will begin notifying parents when their teenagers repeatedly attempt to search for suicide or self-harm content, the company said Thursday.
—Amanda Chen, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teenager
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The killing of Tay, an honors student, by a group of his fellow academically gifted teens who mostly grew up in well-off families drew widespread attention to the case.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
4 Mar. 2026
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When asked about the jewelry shop homicides, the second teen identified Thomas as the driver of the getaway vehicle and identified both Thomas and the nephew in still images before and after the slaying.—
William Lee,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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Some 78% of parents with kids between 0 and 3 months old underestimated their children’s sleep needs.—
Lily Hautau,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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Other kids may be more aware than their families realize and suppress their emotions.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Mar. 2026
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During the three-day trial, prosecutors disclosed Huitzilin’s full name, his wife’s full name, the names and ages of their children, their now-former home address and details about Huitzilin’s career as a federal agent and military combat veteran.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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The judge had not allowed these letters to be admissible into evidence for the child pornography trial earlier in February.—
Amy DeLaura,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Feb. 2026
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In the final years of Khamenei’s stubborn rule, the country grew increasingly isolated, plagued by corruption and sinking deeper into economic turmoil, with dwindling prospects for a swelling youth population and shrinking middle class.—
Abbas Al Lawati,
CNN Money,
1 Mar. 2026
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Their focus on youth in recruitment demands that older heads (in relative terms, at least — Neto and Fernandez are 25) can alleviate the pressure while players adjust to Chelsea and, in Gittens’ case, the Premier League.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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Brende's decision to quit follows a series of revelations relating to Epstein, who in 2008 was convicted of soliciting prostitution from a minor.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
26 Feb. 2026
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The two men communicated as recently as 2019, more than a decade after Epstein pleaded guilty to soliciting prostitution from a minor.—
Daniel Arkin,
NBC news,
25 Feb. 2026
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Police said the toddler was alive and was immediately taken for medical evaluation.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
1 Mar. 2026
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Many cribs can be transformed into toddler beds later on, too.—
Deborah Skolnik,
Parents,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Teenager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teenager. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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