teenagers

plural of teenager

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Recent Examples of teenagers And that’s why Howard Zinn has sold 5 million copies, because teenagers sort of like to be in on something. Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026 The throngs of teenagers doing back flips into the Canal Saint-Martin and playing soccer in the street set the mood for the week. Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026 Mumbai — Outside the aircraft hangar-sized venue, the crowd of Gen Z office workers and teenagers is thickening. Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 4 July 2026 But when it is embedded in content (…) anyone can be exposed to it, including children, teenagers, and other vulnerable groups. ABC News, 3 July 2026 While teenagers have always looked to older peers for inspiration, social media has accelerated and amplified this process. Sophie Lou Wilson, Vogue, 2 July 2026 Cotter’s colleagues and students follow the national team closely, while Premier League clubs are popular among teenagers. Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 2 July 2026 Before Estes and the NAR, teenagers were making their own fuel for model rockets and the lack of regulation often led to severe injuries. Harry Bennett, Space.com, 3 July 2026 Protections should not depend on teenagers accurately identifying themselves, parents reviewing every interaction, or lawmakers revising statutes at the same pace companies update their models. Ryan McBain, STAT, 2 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teenagers
Noun
  • Most wisdom teeth come out in the late teens or early twenties, meaning the cells inside tend to be younger and in better condition than tissue collected later in adulthood.
    Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026
  • Children’s Mercy treated more than a dozen children and teens for firework injuries this Independence Day week, according to the hospital.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026
Noun
  • On Sundays, Kenyon opens the gates of his homestead to kids from Cherbourg, and anyone else who wants to ride bulls.
    Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • Both of the soon-to-be newlyweds have talked openly about wanting to have kids.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Noun
  • But those programs are targeted to youths growing up in poverty or foster care, plus children who lost a parent to COVID-19.
    Moriah Balingit, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • The city’s Office of Youth Opportunity provides career, development and safety support for Charlotte youths.
    Diamy Wang, Charlotte Observer, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • In Lebanon, at least 100,000 children risk missing out on school unless classrooms damaged by Israeli strikes are urgently repaired or rebuilt before September, the United Nations children’s agency UNICEF has warned.
    Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
  • His mission to catch adults who prey on children was launched when a friend in cybersecurity told him about the online danger.
    Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 3 July 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
  • Fleming was one of a dozen people at the home when the home was shot at, including two toddlers, a 6-year-old and a teenager, a police report said.
    Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2026
  • This small city on Florida’s central Gulf Coast offers an escape everyone in the family will enjoy, from toddlers all the way up to the grandparents.
    Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 30 June 2026

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“Teenagers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teenagers. Accessed 9 Jul. 2026.

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