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Recent Examples of preteen
Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
Lohan’s preteen performance in this silly, frothy comedy comes very close to matching Macaulay Culkin’s in Home Alone.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Zach Powell, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
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
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Adjective
Two of her choices were preteen girls clearly enthralled to be in her warm presence.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
Lohan’s preteen performance in this silly, frothy comedy comes very close to matching Macaulay Culkin’s in Home Alone.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Noun
So for nearly seven decades, three generations of the Lupacchino family have been helping preteen baseball players from around the world navigate an event that is both quintessentially small-town in atmosphere and globally recognized.
—Zach Powell, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preteen
Adjective
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Debbie pioneered the whole idea of a teenage pop girl doing her own songs.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
14 Sep. 2025
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At first, the teenaged Peter struggled to bond with Masiko’s family.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The issue, the mom explains, is that her teen informed her that her ex’s wife—the boy’s stepmom who has been in his life for about five years—is also going.—
Anna Halkidis,
Parents,
20 Sep. 2025
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Additionally, this is a very sticky business model with a 98% customer retention rate and steady mid-teens revenue growth.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For teenagers who will see these Emmy clips over the next few weeks on their phones, that may be the part that matters most.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The teenager has seen his profile skyrocket over the last few years, with videos of his lightning-quick performances going viral around the world.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Something has to give if the Commanders want to keep their young quarterback leading the way for years to come.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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But increasingly, the planet’s biggest pro clubs are signing younger and younger players to bigger and bigger contracts that deter their release when not required, either for fear of injury or fear of losing league games in their absence.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Alongside a single heart emoji, Lena, 29, shared glimpses of herself with Redford as a child, including a horse-riding photo, a snapshot on a movie set and a photo that included her dad with her and Redford, taken during what appeared to be Lena's tween years.—
Jen Juneau,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, as Hjalmar’s 14-year-old daughter, Hedvig, the elfin Maaike Laanstra-Corn is delivering yet another wonderfully eccentric embodiment of a high-strung tween with a potentially perilous excess of imagination.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The Wage and Hour Division also discovered three underage Culver’s employees working a deep fryer, considered a dangerous job for young employees, at the Suwanee restaurant, a complaint says.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
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Investigators reportedly found images of underage girls in their underwear on his phone.—
Jesus Mesa
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Your child isn't just competing with the kid next door for college admission or job opportunities.—
Jaime Catmull,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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And anxiety about our kids and our grandkids.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The film tracks Chou’s navigation of adolescent relationships, including romantic disappointment and academic pressure, as external political events amplify personal upheavals.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
20 Sep. 2025
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Her mother decided that her daughter’s lesbianism was only an adolescent phase.—
Nicole Flattery,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Preteen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preteen. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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