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Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Dec. 2024
While adult women may understand clearly the need for self-examination and regular mammograms, the Pink Jet’s striking hot magenta-and-bubblegum paint scheme connects with an equally important segment—girls in their elementary and preteen years.
—Julie Boatman, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2024
Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2024
The second photo was a throwback of when Ricki was a preteen.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
Imogene, the preteen leader of the clan, stages a coup by getting cast as Jesus’ mother.
—Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Dec. 2024
While adult women may understand clearly the need for self-examination and regular mammograms, the Pink Jet’s striking hot magenta-and-bubblegum paint scheme connects with an equally important segment—girls in their elementary and preteen years.
—Julie Boatman, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2024
Noun
The in-person training program will focus mainly on preteens and teenagers but can be tailored to younger children, as well as staff and parents, officials said in a news release.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2024
The second photo was a throwback of when Ricki was a preteen.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preteen
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The Yogurt Shop Murders Director: Margaret Brown, Producers: Alice Henty, Michael Bloch In 1991, four teenage girls were brutally murdered at a frozen yogurt shop in Austin.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
5 Feb. 2025
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Olivero’s riveting performance mingles entitled teenage petulance with darker reserves of rage, all crammed behind a feline mean-girl demeanor.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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He’s lived his life in the public eye since his teen years.—
Claudia Williams,
Architectural Digest,
4 Feb. 2025
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Based on research conducted by Dove and Nike, nearly half of teen girls who quit sports do so because they were told their body isn’t right for it.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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That song is about Nex Benedict, who is the nonbinary teenager who died.—
Julie Seabaugh,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2025
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Tottenham finally had their elite forward, at the very end of the window, and with a summer buy option which could make the teenager their player for years to come.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
The Athletic,
5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Cornerback talk The Dolphins, who always seem to be able to find defensive back talent after the draft, have assembled an interesting collection of young cornerbacks: Storm Duck, disappointing former second rounder Cam Smith, Ethan Bonner, Isaiah Johnson and Jason Maitre.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2025
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Emily, a young American from Chicago living and working in Paris, serves serious wardrobe eye candy.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
29 Jan. 2025
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Teens and tweens get their own snazzy club lounges (called Vibe for teens and Edge for tweens), and babysitting is available in a nursery for babies and toddlers ages 6 months to 3 years, for a fee.—
Fran Golden,
AFAR Media,
28 Jan. 2025
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Combined with the concurrent furor over tween girls asking their parents for anti-aging products and 10-year-olds taking over Sephora, there’s a general sense that kids today are freaking out about wrinkles and retinol way more than anyone else was at their age.—
Vox Staff,
Vox,
10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Additionally, police say a traffic stop was conducted near the home and resulted in the arrest of an underage teen for a DUI.—
Stepheny Price,
Fox News,
28 Jan. 2025
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The Idaho Statesman and law enforcement ordinarily don’t name minors accused of crimes, but because they are being charged with murder as adults, the two underage boys have been identified.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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When small family dairy farms were numerous and dotted the countryside, and kids would play summer baseball without adults coaching.—
Tom Redman,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The online network, which authorities claim promotes extremist ideology and coerces kids into hurting themselves is shocking in its details, though experts say crimes of this nature are growing.—
Andrea Marks,
Rolling Stone,
6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The travails of these people, including a suspenseful interrogation sequence sending Eunice and her adolescent daughter, their heads wrapped in black sackcloth, to the very place Rubens was seen recently.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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Eugene Arnold, a child and adolescent psychiatrist with Ohio State University, says the evidence for some dyes is stronger than others.—
Allison Aubrey,
NPR,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Preteen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preteen. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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