underage

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Recent Examples of underage Maxwell was convicted in 2021 of helping Epstein groom, traffic and abuse dozens of underage girls. Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 24 Aug. 2025 At the end of 2022, the FBI reported that at least 3,000 underage victims, mostly boys, had been conned by these lies, with more than a dozen suicide deaths resulting. PC Magazine, 23 Aug. 2025 Maxwell is serving a 20-year prison sentence following her 2021 conviction for recruiting underage girls for Epstein to abuse. Luc Cohen, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025 Due to Duran being a basketball coach of underage girls, authorities believe there may be more victims and ask anyone with information to call 714-647-7419. Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for underage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underage
Adjective
  • Debbie pioneered the whole idea of a teenage pop girl doing her own songs.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
  • At first, the teenaged Peter struggled to bond with Masiko’s family.
    John Blake, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The Kirks have two young children.
    Joey Garrison, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Here’s what each royal inherited from Queen Elizabeth So, the King’s decision to meet with his youngest son doesn’t just put him in direct opposition to Prince William, but also one of his closest advisors.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The higher the position, the greater the visibility, and the more costly even minor lapses become.
    Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Blue jumpsuits indicate an immigration infraction or a minor criminal charge; red ones denote a more serious crime.
    Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Anogeissus bark extract helps restore a youthful-looking bounce, while nutrient-rich algae help your skin barrier feel strong and supported.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Dillon took a beat to think about what works for him before sharing his tips and tricks to remaining youthful.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • But in recent years, psychologists, sociologists and concerned parents alike have noticed a growing number of young adults who seem caught in this adolescent quicksand — unable or unwilling to take the next step into adulthood.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Advertisement Advertisement Boston Children’s Hospital was home to the first pediatric and adolescent transgender health program in the nation, according to court documents.
    Solcyré Burga, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Claire’s started as a wig shop in the 1960s before merging with an accessories retailer in 1973, and then getting into the ear-piercing business and staking its claim on preteen girls.
    Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
  • In Belly’s flashback, preteen Conrad is anxiously screaming at preteen Belly for wandering off under his supervision, which feels more like mean-babysitter behavior than that of a romantic hero, but mean-babysitter behavior is also my main gripe with Conrad.
    Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The effort led Gajić to find two kitefin sharks, one baby and one juvenile, the study said.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Patton had been working on a gravel road with his tractor near Mulberry Mountain when a 70-pound juvenile black bear attacked him, AGFC officials said, per the outlets.
    Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • There was no data on frequency, dose, or method of cannabis consumption, and only immature eggs, which are less ideal for reproduction, were available for lab experiments.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2025
  • When immature eggs—known as oocytes, which are eggs that have not yet fully developed to the stage where they can be fertilized—were exposed to THC at levels similar to those detected in patients, researchers observed more frequent chromosome errors.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025

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“Underage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underage. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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