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Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
The Disney+ original movie Out of My Mind, based on the novel of the same name by Sharon M. Draper, follows preteen Melody Brooks (Phoebe-Rae Taylor), a girl with cerebral palsy.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 8 June 2025
Hannah Sacks, People.com, 10 July 2025
By January, Musk had transitioned to lieutenant, making up DOGE, complete with cringey swag, like a lonely preteen dreaming up a secret club in his tree house.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2025
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Adjective
Eli Mintz, a Yiddish-theatre star, played Uncle David with a high, wheedling voice, his hands a blur of gesticulation, and the Goldberg children were portrayed by Gentile actors, including the endearing Arlene (Fuzzy) McQuade as the preteen Rosalie, a studious girl with a sleek bob.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
The Disney+ original movie Out of My Mind, based on the novel of the same name by Sharon M. Draper, follows preteen Melody Brooks (Phoebe-Rae Taylor), a girl with cerebral palsy.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 8 June 2025
Noun
Back in April, The preteen enjoyed a fun outing at the Coachella Music Festival with Dewan and her fiancé.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 10 July 2025
By January, Musk had transitioned to lieutenant, making up DOGE, complete with cringey swag, like a lonely preteen dreaming up a secret club in his tree house.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preteen
Adjective
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Two teenage boys were arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was shot to death during a July robbery outside an Aurora apartment complex, police announced Friday.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
4 Aug. 2025
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The chilling 1991 murder of four teenage girls at a Texas yogurt shop is the focus of HBO’s new docuseries, The Yogurt Shop Murders.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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For those who started flying in their late teens, the women play less-active support roles, but for those who learned in their late 40s or early 50s—Behn Wilson and Lance Mortensen—their spouses are integral to the cockpit’s navigation and communications.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
3 Aug. 2025
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Brolin then spends the remainder of the movie using every one of his old connections and the help of various average New Yorkers to track down his missing teen.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
3 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Villa have already recruited a teenager centre-half this summer after the arrival of Yasin Ozcan from Kasimpasa, who signed a pre-contract agreement in February and joined up with Unai Emery’s squad on July 1.—
David Ornstein,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
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The Madea franchise actors met as teenagers, as explained in the description for their Black Love podcast episode.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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The restaurant is frequented by a young late-night crowd that eats under rattan pendant lights.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
29 July 2025
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Zendesk now is looking to hire young professionals and work alongside the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University to develop talent and bring them into the company.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
29 July 2025
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The Boardwalk at Hersheypark Location: Hershey, Pennsylvania Great for: Families with tweens who love chocolate The Boardwalk Waterpark at Hersheypark has 16 water attractions.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
23 July 2025
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Walmart, for example, has launched more fashion-forward private brands, including a new clothing and accessories brand, Weekend Academy, for tweens that debuted this month.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
15 July 2025
Adjective
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One of those workers, Trump said, was Virginia Giuffre, an Epstein accuser who said she was recruited by his associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, when Giuffre was an underage teenager working as a locker-room attendant at Mar-a-Lago in 2000.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
30 July 2025
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Maxwell is serving a 20-year prison term after being convicted in 2021 of grooming underage girls for Epstein to abuse.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
30 July 2025
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Byron is reportedly married and shares two kids with his wife, who is not Cabot.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
24 July 2025
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In one photo, the former professional athlete could be seen towering over his kids and wearing a white matching set.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
24 July 2025
Adjective
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Globally, obesity in adults has more than doubled since 1990, with adolescent rates quadrupling, the World Health Organization reported.—
Sara Chernikoff,
USA Today,
23 July 2025
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Rates of obesity in adults have more than doubled globally since 1990, and adolescent rates have quadrupled, according to the World Health Organization.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
NBC news,
21 July 2025
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“Preteen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preteen. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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