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 latter is a Canadian teenager who made the journey across the border in an effort to rescue her best friend, Abbie (Sydney Topliffe), from the clutches of this institution that her parents forced her to attend.
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2025
In it, viewers see the Galender brothers — two adult men and a teenager — arrive in Walnut Grove and wreak havoc on the town.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
His love for theater began as a teenager when he was involved in school productions in Paris and Ireland.
—Alyssa Davis, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Most of those injured in the shooting were teenagers.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 4 Oct. 2025
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2025
In it, viewers see the Galender brothers — two adult men and a teenager — arrive in Walnut Grove and wreak havoc on the town.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
His love for theater began as a teenager when he was involved in school productions in Paris and Ireland.
—Alyssa Davis, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Most of those injured in the shooting were teenagers.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 4 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teenager
Noun
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Mandela Egbo, once a Crystal Palace academy player who switched to Borussia Monchengladbach in his late teens, broke through to their first team that season.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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My then teen-age mother, whose birth nose looked not unlike her father’s, hadn’t even expressed a desire to have work done.—
David Kamp,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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After a long day of activity, reward the kids with a treat from The Cake Bake Shop or Graeter’s Ice Cream.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Many autistic kids are drawn to water, regardless of its temperature, because water offers a calming sensory effect.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Morris, 64, entered guilty pleas to five felony counts of lewd or indecent acts to a child in an Osage County courtroom.—
Nolan Clay,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Some schools offer tuition discounts if multiple children from the same family are enrolled.—
Rachel Wegner,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Was in and out of an abhorrent Southampton team last season, but the 21-year-old France youth international midfielder should fare better at Turf Moor.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Just as demented and tense, but drunk on the confidence of youth and the arrogance to believe that talent and charm is enough.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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As a result, she was cited for permitting an unauthorized minor to drive, police said.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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According to the documents filed in the case, the act that Smith pleaded guilty to included his unnamed co-conspirator statutorily raping a 15-year-old minor via oral sex while Smith masturbated.—
Mikelle Street,
Them.,
29 Sep. 2025
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The owners of the home said they were woken up by the crash, as was their toddler, according to CBS affiliate WBZ.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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Afterward, prosecutors said Smith was found to have 1,291 child pornography files, several of which involved babies and toddlers and others that showed children being violently raped.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Teenager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teenager. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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