teens

plural of teen

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Recent Examples of teens Afterward, they were approached by Virgil Simms, Mantronix’s manager and a Jive Records A&R executive, who praised the teens for their poise. Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025 While at the summit, Brown interacted with the teens, according to his account in the report. Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025 The law excludes asylum seekers, refugees and other immigrants from SNAP, and expands work requirements to include parents of teens age 14 and older and adults under age 65 — previously the cutoff was 55. Cathie Anderson, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025 An industry that was once dismissed as teens making low-quality lip-sync videos on YouTube or performing skits on Vine is now a dominant force in media, commerce and culture. Taylor Lorenz, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for teens
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Noun
  • 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
  • In his new book, Federline wrote that the boys once came to him with concerning allegations regarding their pop star mom, and did not want to spend time at her house as teenagers.
    Rachel DeSantis, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • As my generation continues to age, many of our kids will eventually be monitoring us.
    Don Riddell, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
  • To bring structure to their busy home, one Tennessee couple created a set of rules and expectations for their kids to follow.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In a new layer, the storyline taps into the fresh embrace of Islam by some youngsters in France with second and third generation migrant roots.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Alonso’s arrival at the end of that month was seen as an opportunity for the club’s youngsters to have a fresh start.
    Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The initial search turned up nothing but when Deputy Cody Loncaric arrived in the scene with his K-9 partner named Knox, the dog immediately began his first track in a field close to where the juveniles went missing, officials said.
    Jon Haworth, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The prosecutor's office had no additional information to provide in the ongoing investigation on Monday while citing New Jersey law pertaining to juveniles.
    Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Miller recalled the hyper-active youths bouncing off the walls, throwing pillows and looking for any chance to compete, which inevitably led to them butting heads.
    Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Special admission for youths, teachers, veterans and first responders.
    Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Obesity tripled in children and doubled in adults between the mid-1970s and the early 2000s.
    Alice Callahan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • His other two children are out of high school.
    Edward McKinnon, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Teens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teens. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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