tweens

Definition of tweensnext
plural of tween

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Noun
  • Two Salisbury teenagers, a 17-year-old girl and a 16-year-old boy, face multiple charges that include first-degree felony murder, second-degree murder and robbery following the fatal encounter.
    John Romero, Baltimore Sun, 28 Feb. 2026
  • In 2006, more than 1,000 teenagers in Aurora walked out of their classrooms, protesting legislation aimed at tightening the United States’ borders and punishing undocumented immigrants and those who help them.
    Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • There will be a live piano performance, woodblock printmaking, paper mâché egg coloring, kids’ painting project and a community Sofreh Haftseen project.
    Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Under-fives eat free at the hotel's restaurants, while kids 6–12 get half-off meals, and dedicated kids' menus are available at Kiln & Tonic and Driftwood (the chefs at Sushi Migiwa and Teppanyaki Totsuji will create one upon request).
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • But the youngsters, apparently, never did the math, leaving the five older men to join together to vote them out, starting with Brook.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Since opening in late August 1989, The Warm Place has served more than 52,000 people, and has 527 youngsters enrolled.
    Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • However, ethereum has faced a lot of competition, particularly from the cool kiddies in Solana-town.
    Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Some residents in the Philadelphia suburb of Quakertown are calling for the police chief to resign after a scuffle between police and high school students protesting immigration enforcement policies left several juveniles in custody for four days.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
  • And as of right now, the juveniles are still on the run.
    Christopher DeRose, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The fiddly build and lack of play features make this a Lego set that's better suited for collectors rather than younglings.
    Rich Owen, Space.com, 29 Nov. 2025
  • But even younglings with a limited attention span, who can't sit still for an entire feature film, will forever have a connection to the screen icon who died Tuesday at the age of 89.
    Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Adding a Tex-Mex twist to an all time favorite, our Green Chile Mac and Cheese With Chicken is the perfect way to sneak some greens and protein into your kiddos' meal.
    Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2026
  • There are good times to be had with upcoming Chick-fil-A store openings in Indiana, especially for kiddos.
    Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 19 Feb. 2026
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“Tweens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tweens. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.

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