underage

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Recent Examples of underage Despite the fact that Stodden was underage, her parents approved of the union. Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Sep. 2025 Pennington's probation hearings in Maricopa County were delayed over the past year while his underage drinking case moved through Gilbert Municipal Court. Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025 Harding was out of town and her underage son hosted the party without permission, according to the report. Erin Glynn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Sep. 2025 Investigators reportedly found images of underage girls in their underwear on his phone. Jesus Mesa gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for underage
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Adjective
  • In the Paul Thomas Anderson film, out this weekend, DiCaprio plays Bob, a revolutionary turned stoner dad who is hanging around his house and has to quickly leave to go in search of his teenage daughter Willa, played by Chase Infiniti.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The one bump in Demeter’s life is her teenage daughter, Persephone.
    David Lyman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Pathways for young English players are increasingly threatened, even in the post-Brexit era, where recruitment of academy footballers from abroad is restricted.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Jones first rose to prominence during his time as a standout at Syracuse University alongside his younger brother, fellow former NFL star Chandler Jones, from 2006 to 2009, before going on to get drafted in the fifth round of the 2010 NFL Draft.
    Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • There’s only a slight chance of minor solar storms before activity settles down again.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
  • In retrospect, an extra rehab start in the minors in July might have prevented his minor-league starts in September.
    Tim Britton, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The styling here is one that bridges opposing sensibilities–infusing youthful energy into polished ensembles and balancing whimsy with sophisticated elegance.
    Minty Mellon, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The return of ’90s micro-minis and short shorts injected youthful energy, balanced by sporty outerwear that kept things grounded.
    Alex Badia, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • According to Andrea Lunn, an integrative child and adolescent psychotherapeutic counsellor, Haines's experience reflects how attachment works in practice.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • But ever since Wembanyama was an adolescent, he has been locked in a battle against history and time.
    Jared Weiss, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Unlike the High School Musical franchise—whose third film received a theatrical release—few modern preteen narratives reach that level of success.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Speak No Evil While vacationing in Italy, Americans Louise (Mackenzie Davis) and Ben Dalton (Scoot McNairy) and their preteen daughter (Alix West Lefler) stumble into a fun, go-with-the-flow family: Paddy (James McAvoy), Ciara (Aisling Franciosi) and their nonverbal son (Dan Hough).
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The law also permits defendants as old as 21 to be held in juvenile detention facilities, instead of the typical adult centers.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The Free Press' three years of reporting on dangerous conditions at Wayne County's juvenile jail continues to spur change.
    Detroit Free Press, Freep.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Commenting on Taiwan’s possible nuclear options, Jusen Asuka, a professor at Tohoku University and chair of the session in the conference, cautioned that SMRs remain immature and costly, and investing heavily in them could slow renewable energy development.
    Yu-Tzu Chiu, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025
  • In some cases, these are labelled as muscular injuries but Monasterio warns players at these ages are still skeletally immature in these regions.
    Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Underage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underage. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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