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
While children tend to have either mild disease or even no symptoms at all, in teenagers and adults, mumps tends to be more severe.
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Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2026
Like many teenagers at the time, Skylar, Shelia, and Rachel were active on Twitter and frequently posted details about their lives online.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
The cases involved three teenagers in a single family and were linked through household exposure, Placer County Public Health officials said in a statement Monday.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 2 Mar. 2026
One person is in custody in connection with a shooting at a restaurant in New Haven over the weekend that injured a man and a teenager.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2026
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Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2026
Like many teenagers at the time, Skylar, Shelia, and Rachel were active on Twitter and frequently posted details about their lives online.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
The cases involved three teenagers in a single family and were linked through household exposure, Placer County Public Health officials said in a statement Monday.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 2 Mar. 2026
One person is in custody in connection with a shooting at a restaurant in New Haven over the weekend that injured a man and a teenager.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 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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De Bremaeker said the child has had no access to essential medical care and devices since his deportation.—
Christopher Buchanan,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Adult witnesses whom Cox will be able to question include a mother who had a child under the age of 12 with her and allegedly saw Cox masturbating in the shower.—
Amy DeLaura,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Mar. 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 7 Mar. 2026.
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