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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
This was a crew of Black teenagers making sonically adventurous music that, in fact, garnered a great deal of young Black listeners.
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Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
But when the parents began the planning process, taking a DIY approach to a multi-country trip for four adults and three teenagers (two high-school grads and an 8th-grade graduate) proved daunting.
—Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
My novel focuses on two families with teenagers.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
Kinser's remains, with a bullet hole in his skull, were discovered the following September in a sinkhole in the woods by two teenagers collecting firewood, per the Exoneration Registry.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
As it has been reported, the trend spread out around the city within a few years, mostly through the agency of teenagers eager to have their tags known all around the city.
—Antonio Sergio Bessa, Curbed, 20 Oct. 2025
For his own part, Vaccarello was the least wild in a wild group of teenagers.
—Rob Haskell, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2025
Girls who play sports are more likely to attend college, less likely to become pregnant as teenagers, and more likely to land good jobs after graduation.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 14 Oct. 2025
Two men left and fired into the restaurant from the outside, shattering windows and striking two teenagers.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Oct. 2025
Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
But when the parents began the planning process, taking a DIY approach to a multi-country trip for four adults and three teenagers (two high-school grads and an 8th-grade graduate) proved daunting.
—Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
My novel focuses on two families with teenagers.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
Kinser's remains, with a bullet hole in his skull, were discovered the following September in a sinkhole in the woods by two teenagers collecting firewood, per the Exoneration Registry.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
As it has been reported, the trend spread out around the city within a few years, mostly through the agency of teenagers eager to have their tags known all around the city.
—Antonio Sergio Bessa, Curbed, 20 Oct. 2025
For his own part, Vaccarello was the least wild in a wild group of teenagers.
—Rob Haskell, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2025
Girls who play sports are more likely to attend college, less likely to become pregnant as teenagers, and more likely to land good jobs after graduation.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 14 Oct. 2025
Two men left and fired into the restaurant from the outside, shattering windows and striking two teenagers.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teenagers
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Martin, 38, created, co-wrote and stars in Wayward, a Netflix mystery series that follows a local police officer's investigation into a local school for troubled teens in an isolated small town.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Usage rates in the teens aren’t going to cut it anymore.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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In 2020, health issues and a death left Harrison's mother unable to care for the kids, Kyla Rose and Emery.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
26 Oct. 2025
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The key to raising emotionally resilient kids is the ability to repair.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Anoka, Minnesota, began its Halloween celebrations in 1920 to curb destructive pranks by local youths.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Tickets are $42 for adults and youths ages 12 and older and $22 for children ages 5-11.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Oct. 2025
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In August, the former professional football player filed for sole physical custody of his and Zolciak's children.—
Sarah Jones,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Beatrice and Eugenie's children do not have royal titles and use their fathers' surnames, reflecting their parents' wishes to raise them largely outside formal royal life.—
Ashley Hume , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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For the past two years, toddlers at Bernard Jackson’s swim and wellness center in Washington, DC, have learned to float for the first time, and seniors in their eighties have practiced gentle exercises to stay strong.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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Finisterre Stormbird Waterproof Jacket One hiker’s long trek is another’s short jaunt, especially for the Swiss, who are known to set out on the trail as toddlers.—
Anna Fiorentino,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Teenagers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teenagers. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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