tweens

Definition of tweensnext
plural of tween

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Noun
  • Now 58 years old, Smart was in her early twenties when she was convicted for being an accomplice to the murder of her husband Gregory Smart, which was carried out by several teenagers including a 15 year-old boy Smart was having an affair with.
    Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The military presence in Hawkins is completely gone one year later — without any repercussions for the teenagers who killed several of its members.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • People showed up in droves -- families, individuals, kids.
    Sean Clancy, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2025
  • After the actress unveiled a new skincare line for kids on Thursday, there was a swift backlash online against the idea of little ones being taught to use face masks and the like at such an early age.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Instead, help youngsters figure out how to resist them.
    Kara Alaimo, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026
  • At least Texas has some promising youngsters such as Littleton, safety Jonah Williams and cornerback Kobe Black.
    Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 5 Jan. 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
  • According to the complaint, the two men and one of the juveniles practiced shooting at gun ranges in September and October.
    Tom Winter, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Police obtained arrest warrants for both parents on charges of first-degree murder, cruelty to juveniles and second-degree battery, the department said.
    Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Kylie’s kiddos crashed the taping of her Not Gonna Lie podcast this week, which was filmed at Disney World and featured their grandma Donna Kelce as a guest.
    Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
  • It was made clear that guests’ parents could contact the hosts, and if the kiddos really needed their phones, that was OK.
    Melissa Willets, Parents, 1 Nov. 2025
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“Tweens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tweens. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.

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