underage

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Recent Examples of underage Certainly, most underage girls should have the support and consent of their parents when contemplating such a drastic action. Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2025 The residents posed as an underage girl, and Pratt began talking to them online, officers said. Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 21 May 2025 Online court documents show he was charged with two third-degree misdemeanor counts of furnishing alcohol to an underage person. Matt Moret, New York Times, 21 May 2025 Their five underage children were all placed in protective care. Alex Gurley, People.com, 16 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for underage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underage
Adjective
  • But the Klutch Sports agent is hopeful for the future, especially with rising teenage stars such as Isaiah Hamilton and Paul Osaruyi in the pipeline.
    Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 5 June 2025
  • Antonia Gentry Gentry, who portrays Georgia's introspective teenage daughter Ginny, is currently single.
    Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 5 June 2025
Adjective
  • Toby Gilroy and Finn Elliott died during a storm after taking their boat to rescue Finn’s younger brother, Kieran Elliot, who was at the towering caves that border the bay.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • While riggers hung massive lights and construction workers assembled the stage on a grueling day before Tyler Childers‘ June 2024 concert at the United Center, three young locals showed up: Cheryl, Larry and Ted.
    Steve Knopper, Billboard, 9 June 2025
Adjective
  • One allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail, and three deputies were struck, causing minor injuries, the department said.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
  • Four people were taken to the hospital and treated for minor injuries, and one person, the driver of the second truck, sustained life-threatening injuries.
    Katie Langford, Denver Post, 7 June 2025
Adjective
  • The Parisians’ love of tradition and romance combined with its youthful modernism is the pull for me.
    Miles Socha, Footwear News, 24 May 2025
  • What was at first written off as mere youthful rebellion, destined to fizzle out, ultimately yielded the appointment of a Deaf president, and helped galvanize the greater movement that led to the passage of the Americans With Disabilities Act.
    John Hendrickson, The Atlantic, 23 May 2025
Adjective
  • Nothing rings more true than the trope of the restless adolescent.
    Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 7 June 2025
  • Dilly Dally, an adolescent loggerhead, first arrived at the LMC back in January after being attacked by a predator.
    Alana Wise, NPR, 6 June 2025
Adjective
  • While there are no hard and fast rules, couples may want to consider a junior bridesmaid position for preteen children.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2025
  • The model, who met Hill because her preteen son was attending his eponymous football camp in Boca Raton, reportedly went on to spend more days at the home before returning home to receive medical care.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • From working in the kitchen at juvenile detention to enrolling in culinary school between prison stints, Carter knew his passion could become his purpose.
    Kizzy Cox, Essence, 4 June 2025
  • Bean, 84, has been superintendent of the juvenile detention center since 1972.
    Paige Pfleger, ProPublica, 2 June 2025
Adjective
  • Manipulative or emotionally immature individuals end up exploiting this belief with ease.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
  • Nikki, who can be messy and loud and immature, doesn’t always handle that intensity with grace.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 19 May 2025

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“Underage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underage. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.

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