as in youth
the transitional period between childhood and adulthood
adolescence can be a turbulent time for teenagers and parents alike
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Recent Examples of adolescence
The essays trace her path from awkward adolescence to adulting in her 30s and 40s, with all the contradictions, clarity, and chaos that come with it.
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Essence, 8 Sep. 2025
The seemingly unassuming coming-of-ager – a sunny portrait of happy high-school adolescence in Seoul – builds in complexity as a vision of livewire student’s Joo-in’s courage and resilience in the face of trauma, unknown and then misinterpreted by her equally young classmates.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
The group agreed to advocate for device-free schools, delay buying phones for their kids for as long as possible, and restrict social media until late adolescence.
—Charlotte Alter, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Though Cain's lore and backstory is a work of fiction — one that fans continue to dig into — it's informed by Anhedönia's own life and adolescence.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
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Essence, 8 Sep. 2025
The seemingly unassuming coming-of-ager – a sunny portrait of happy high-school adolescence in Seoul – builds in complexity as a vision of livewire student’s Joo-in’s courage and resilience in the face of trauma, unknown and then misinterpreted by her equally young classmates.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
The group agreed to advocate for device-free schools, delay buying phones for their kids for as long as possible, and restrict social media until late adolescence.
—Charlotte Alter, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Though Cain's lore and backstory is a work of fiction — one that fans continue to dig into — it's informed by Anhedönia's own life and adolescence.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adolescence
Noun
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The district saw its youth record more than 550 violent crimes in 2024.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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Although his time in the big leagues was brief, Ford would go on to coach youth baseball in New Jersey, then in Texas at Huston-Tillotson University, an NAIA school.—
Jon Paul Hoornstra,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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These stages can occur over months or even years, though contracting measles in early infancy can result in a more rapidly evolving disease.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Gravitational wave observation is still in its infancy.—
Chad Hanna,
The Conversation,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In September 2024, PEOPLE confirmed that Witherspoon was dating Haarmann, a German financier who is also a minority owner of the New York Islanders hockey team.—
Beth Sobol,
PEOPLE,
18 Sep. 2025
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As the minority member of the commission, Gomez is frequently put in the difficult position of reading about Carr’s views of a range of issues through his social media posts.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Adolescence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adolescence. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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