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Recent Examples of underage
There’s no need for a friend of a dental hygienist to stay in the room with a sedated underage female patient in a world that has total respect for women.
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Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2026
Florida leads the nation in protecting the rights of underage students, pulling hundreds of titles from shelves and classroom use.
—Dina Ciotola, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
Christine Marie learned that Moroni urged his wife to give several of their daughters, including two who were underage, to Bateman as wives.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2026
As the leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS), a radical polygamist organization that is separate from the Mormon Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Jeffs became notorious for forcing members of the cult to wed, including those who were underage.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
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Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2026
Florida leads the nation in protecting the rights of underage students, pulling hundreds of titles from shelves and classroom use.
—Dina Ciotola, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
Christine Marie learned that Moroni urged his wife to give several of their daughters, including two who were underage, to Bateman as wives.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2026
As the leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS), a radical polygamist organization that is separate from the Mormon Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Jeffs became notorious for forcing members of the cult to wed, including those who were underage.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underage
Adjective
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Her teenage son is now charged with Jaxon’s murder.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
7 May 2026
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But Dessen is also parenting and writing an entirely different teenage experience from her own.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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And there was going to be an awful lot of emotional resonance and relatability with today’s generation of young women with Mary Bennet, more so than there would be [with Elizabeth Bennet.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
7 May 2026
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Men are more positive than women, and young people much more positive than their parents.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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After seeking out a nearby fishmonger and calculating what this ingredient would cost me (a precious $30 per pound), I was left with a minor headache.—
Nina Moskowitz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 May 2026
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Richards opened the season in Philadelphia’s minor-league system, made nine appearances at the Triple-A level, was called up to the parent club on April 30 and pitched twice for the Phillies before he was traded to the Sox on Tuesday.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Some youngsters, like McCall Elementary School fifth grader Camila Garcia, were both youthful celebrants and feting other children at the same time.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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As the Panthers prepare to defend their NFC South crown, the veterans on the roster might need to prepare for some youthful competition.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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What supports adolescent contribution?—
Jen Agans,
The Conversation,
8 May 2026
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For any adolescent, a private bedroom is both sanctuary and mood board.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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People packed into cars with their aging relatives and their preteen children.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The research team found the highest PFAS concentrations when participants were age 3, which were associated with higher bone density at age 12, Buckley said — contrasting with the finding of lower adolescent bone density when the children had high PFAS levels closer to the preteen years.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In general, juvenile crimes are more often committed with others, and images of roaming throngs of teens has an outsized presence in media and in the public’s amygdala.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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When officers arrived at the scene, a juvenile boy was being loaded into an ambulance.—
Chelsea Hylton,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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Only this week, Conway doubled down with a stunt in front of Mfume’s district office, an act that would be immature and juvenile in an elementary school student government election, let alone a campaign for Congress.—
Bobby Zirkin,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Apr. 2026
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Faced with the prospect of deciding between Urlacher, a late bloomer in high school who almost wasn’t recruited before becoming a college All-American, and Michigan State receiver Plaxico Burress, regarded throughout the NFL as gifted but immature, the Bears did not have to choose.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Underage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underage. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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