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Recent Examples of preadolescence
Instead, the rats concerned acted normally until given their preadolescence doses of THC.
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The Economist,
19 Oct. 2019
Yet there’s no better example of the genius of Big Mouth—a comedy that nails the sophomoric physical humor of preadolescence but whose hilarious portrait of puberty is really a mirror held up to adult sexuality—more than what follows.
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Judy Berman,
Time,
4 Oct. 2019
The Economist,
19 Oct. 2019
Yet there’s no better example of the genius of Big Mouth—a comedy that nails the sophomoric physical humor of preadolescence but whose hilarious portrait of puberty is really a mirror held up to adult sexuality—more than what follows.
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Judy Berman,
Time,
4 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preadolescence
Noun
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Like the real lives of American teens, the show made the everyday problems of high school and teen relationships feel like life and death, giving a gravitas to adolescence desperately needed.
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The World Health Organization’s definition of adolescence from 10-19 years of age is not a categorization routinely used for surgical decision-making.
Noun
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While Casado is expected to leave his boyhood club this summer, and has been linked to the likes of AS Monaco and AC Milan, Torres should have his contract extended while Barça seeks another striker in light of Robert Lewandowski’s exit.
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There was Mendoza, where Godoy Cruz played; Bahía Blanca, home of Olimpo; Rosario, where both Ángel Di María’s Central and Messi’s boyhood club, Newell’s Old Boys, were crosstown rivals.
Noun
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The idea was to reflect girlhood through different periods of American history, showing the changes and similarities in books and their accompanying dolls and historically accurate outfits.
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As can be found in the books, Laura Ingalls (played by Alice Halsey) and her older sister Mary (Skywalker Hughes) have very different ways of going about girlhood.
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“Preadolescence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preadolescence. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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