teenagers

plural of teenager

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Recent Examples of teenagers Families can make time for open and honest conversations with their teens, recognize teenagers’ efforts instead of focusing only on their achievements, and encouraging them to ask for help. Jonathan Wright, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026 Task force surveillance observed what appeared to be teenagers purchasing narcotics from the residence, which is near Giles Middle School, College of the Mainland and two local elementary schools, according to FOX 26. Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Lena Pope’s Strong Voices podcast covers anxiety around school violence and helping teenagers make sense of TikTok challenges and risky online trends in its first two episodes released this spring and summer. Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026 For 94 minutes, Hayden Panettiere and Michelle Trachtenberg are still teenagers whose dreams are ahead of them, adulthood hasn't complicated their lives, and the tragedies that would eventually befall them are nowhere in sight. Krystie Lee Yandoli, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026 Panelists will talk about anxiety and depression, academic and social pressures, communication between teenagers and adults, warning signs, suicide prevention and the resources available to families. Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026 Swan said the threat extends across Metro Detroit and includes teenagers, particularly as drugs become easier to obtain through delivery and social media. Terell Bailey, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 Spitzer is now prosecuting parents for e-motorcycle deaths caused by their teenagers. Ryanne Mena, Oc Register, 20 Aug. 2026 While many teenagers awakening to mortality might turn to poetry or self-destructive behavior, Cao turned to science. Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teenagers
Noun
  • Taken into custody in an unrelated incident Friday in Atherton, the teens were also arrested on suspicion of assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury.
    Jason Green, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The device time dilemma for parents and teens is now turning into a battle between lawmakers and tech companies, including heartbreaking testimony.
    Steve Large, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The fairgrounds on Tully Road will have Alaskan pigs racing, kids screaming on carnival rides and the usual assortment of huge corndogs, strawberry shortcakes and a variety of new fair food like tamales, bao buns and kabobs.
    Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The burning of fossil fuels is poisoning the air our kids breathe and endangering their present and future by overheating our planet.
    Catarina Rolfsdotter-Jansson, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The bill also lowers the driver age for low-speed e-scooters from 18 to 16, expanding youths’ access statewide to scooters.
    Narmeen Khan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • An incident like this one, in which employees encouraged youths to restrain another youth, would require staff to notify both the state and the boy’s family within 24 hours.
    Paige Pfleger, ProPublica, 12 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • There have been no arrests made in relation to the death, police told CNN, but the father of one of Fortune’s children was arrested shortly after the discovery of her body on unrelated weapons charges, jail records show.
    Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Things can get even more complicated when several children or grandchildren inherit the property.
    Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • While existing law prevents health care providers from providing gender affirming procedures for minors, the bill would bar them from performing, attempting to perform, or referring a minor for this care.
    Emma Murphy, Oklahoma Voice, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • This age group is the most profitable for childcare providers, as the larger class sizes of pre-K children subsidize the cost of caring for infants and toddlers.
    Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Pampers also offers a size 7 (41+ pounds) for bigger toddlers.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

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“Teenagers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teenagers. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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