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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
Earlier this year, two teenagers filed a class-action lawsuit against a Kentucky youth detention center and its administrators, claiming that they were subjected to oppressive isolation, denied basic hygiene, showers, and medications, and forced to listen to a toddler song.
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Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Several incidents highlight the growing trend of Iran allegedly hiring teenagers to carry out attacks on Israeli and Jewish institutions in Europe.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Following a 911 tip from the teenagers, transit officers located the suspect on another subway train, according to Gulotta.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
The group ranges in age from teenagers to older adults and includes several locals who are taking the tour for the first time.
—Annie Zaleski, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
Attacks involving teenagers in Scandinavian countries show a concerning trend that highlights how tensions in the Middle East are escalating beyond their borders, and anger regarding the killing of civilians in Gaza has made some individuals more susceptible to recruitment.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
After later receiving a 911 call from the teenagers, other transit officers identified the man on another subway train and radioed ahead to the next station, where more officers kept the train doors closed, searched each car and ultimately apprehended him without incident, Gulotta said.
—Susan Haigh, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Your family might include teenagers who enjoy sleeping in while the adults catch up on the news over eggs and toast.
—Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
Three teenagers recognized the man from the photos and called 911, enabling NYPD and transit officers to work together to arrest him, Tisch said.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 22 Dec. 2024
Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Several incidents highlight the growing trend of Iran allegedly hiring teenagers to carry out attacks on Israeli and Jewish institutions in Europe.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Following a 911 tip from the teenagers, transit officers located the suspect on another subway train, according to Gulotta.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
The group ranges in age from teenagers to older adults and includes several locals who are taking the tour for the first time.
—Annie Zaleski, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
Attacks involving teenagers in Scandinavian countries show a concerning trend that highlights how tensions in the Middle East are escalating beyond their borders, and anger regarding the killing of civilians in Gaza has made some individuals more susceptible to recruitment.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
After later receiving a 911 call from the teenagers, other transit officers identified the man on another subway train and radioed ahead to the next station, where more officers kept the train doors closed, searched each car and ultimately apprehended him without incident, Gulotta said.
—Susan Haigh, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Your family might include teenagers who enjoy sleeping in while the adults catch up on the news over eggs and toast.
—Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
Three teenagers recognized the man from the photos and called 911, enabling NYPD and transit officers to work together to arrest him, Tisch said.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 22 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teenagers
Noun
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Things get more interesting when a trio of outcast teens pretend to be Satanists to get people interested in their rock band.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
24 Dec. 2024
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The street estimates the average revenue growth rate to be in the high-teens over the next few years.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Israel says most of these are militants, but youths throwing stones and people not involved in confrontations have also been killed.—
Majdi Mohammed and Tia Goldenberg,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Dec. 2024
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By the age twenty-one, 20% of autistic youths will have had a police encounter.—
Catherine Tan,
TIME,
20 Dec. 2024
Noun
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This moving real-life saga opens with a family—Evelyn and her five, soon to be six, children—living in a small city in California.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2025
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Her fiancé at the time wasn't ready for children, but Zirkle didn't have time to wait.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
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Any toy with small pieces, like dolls' accessories or Legos, can present a choking and aspiration hazard, especially for toddlers.—
Ryan Murphy,
The Indianapolis Star,
24 Dec. 2024
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Three other tents house a mail room, caseworkers and a cafeteria, where Venezuelan toddlers rub shoulders with Asian children over blaring salsa music.—
Luis Ferré-Sadurní,
New York Times,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Teenagers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teenagers. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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