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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 teenagers
Ringwald added that the material particularly spoke to her as a parent of teenagers who have to navigate fears about school shootings in their own lives.
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 31 Jan. 2026
Now, just two months after the Apopka community mourned the deaths of three teenagers on that dark stretch of Welch, Orange County is taking steps to make the road safer.
—Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
Trendy skin care routines have the potential to harm teenagers' sensitive skin.
—Jana Pollack, Parents, 31 Jan. 2026
Forethought, positioning and the realization that smaller and shorter players can clean the glass go farther than many teenagers initially understand.
—Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 31 Jan. 2026
When Scott was elected in 2020, rowdy groups of teenagers were assaulting visitors in Harborplace just for fun, sending visitors back injured and traumatized, vowing never to return, nor any of their kin.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2026
The illness is most common in people who are elderly, teenagers and young adults.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
The teenagers were gone, but there might be a mourner.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Showering cash on teenagers and young adults with little credit history is a recipe for fiscal disaster and has also provided cover for the massive increases in tuition that plague so many four-year institutions of higher learning.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 31 Jan. 2026
Now, just two months after the Apopka community mourned the deaths of three teenagers on that dark stretch of Welch, Orange County is taking steps to make the road safer.
—Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
Trendy skin care routines have the potential to harm teenagers' sensitive skin.
—Jana Pollack, Parents, 31 Jan. 2026
Forethought, positioning and the realization that smaller and shorter players can clean the glass go farther than many teenagers initially understand.
—Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 31 Jan. 2026
When Scott was elected in 2020, rowdy groups of teenagers were assaulting visitors in Harborplace just for fun, sending visitors back injured and traumatized, vowing never to return, nor any of their kin.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2026
The illness is most common in people who are elderly, teenagers and young adults.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
The teenagers were gone, but there might be a mourner.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Showering cash on teenagers and young adults with little credit history is a recipe for fiscal disaster and has also provided cover for the massive increases in tuition that plague so many four-year institutions of higher learning.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teenagers
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Some teens have been caught based on companies tracking their cell phones with the company GeoComply down to their high schools.—
Nick Penzenstadler,
USA Today,
3 Feb. 2026
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Say, for example, did COVID, a global pandemic, change the delivery of health care, parenting strategies, long-term career goals, how much time teens spend in their bedrooms, or decisions about having children?—
Wendy Nelson Espeland,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
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In it, the iconic Backyard kids must help team superstar Stephanie ‘Bubbles’ Morgan find her lucky bubble gum with just 30 minutes to game time.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
29 Jan. 2026
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During the hearing, lawmakers asked questions about when kids should start learning about AI and what kind of rights parents would have.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Jan. 2026
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Used primarily as an office building, its ornate design, carvings and sculptures — including a ground floor fountain with frolicking bronze youths — hadn’t invited much public attention or appreciation.—
Lina Lecaro,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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At the Santa Ana deployment site, volunteers logged at least 665 responses Tuesday morning after about four hours of canvassing, including 69 from seniors, 18 from veterans and 16 from youths.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
28 Jan. 2026
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The warehouse contained specialized food intended for young children and pregnant and breastfeeding women who were malnourished.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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When shown how to open the puzzles, children copied all the steps, even unnecessary ones.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Those tips led to the investigation at Eriksen's home and workplace, where images that depicted the abuse of infants and toddlers were discovered.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
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Search warrants executed at those locations turned up images that depicted the abuse of infants and toddlers.—
Chris Ramirez,
jsonline.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Teenagers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teenagers. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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