as in teenager
someone who is between 13 and 19 years old
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Recent Examples of teen
What teens like Sam can buy today is nothing like what his parents used in college.
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Carrie E. Bearden, Scientific American, 3 Feb. 2025
She was first scouted as an adolescent, and by her late teens was playing for the Oregon Ducks out in the Pacific Northwest.
—Nick Remsen, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2025
Six victims were from The Skating Club of Boston: teens Spencer Lane and Jinna Han; their mothers Christine Lane and Jin Han; and coaches Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
This opens up dialogue rather than making teens defensive, says Dr. Khan.
—Mia Taylor, Parents, 23 Jan. 2025
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Carrie E. Bearden, Scientific American, 3 Feb. 2025
She was first scouted as an adolescent, and by her late teens was playing for the Oregon Ducks out in the Pacific Northwest.
—Nick Remsen, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2025
Six victims were from The Skating Club of Boston: teens Spencer Lane and Jinna Han; their mothers Christine Lane and Jin Han; and coaches Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
This opens up dialogue rather than making teens defensive, says Dr. Khan.
—Mia Taylor, Parents, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teen
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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But as one of the world’s fastest teenagers, he’s used to keeping up with this kind of whirlwind pace.—
George Ramsay,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The black-and-white snap showed the preteen sitting next to a keyboard.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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In addition to holding a vigil on Saturday, neighbors are showing their love and support after the preteen's death by lighting candles for eleven consecutive days, per WROC-TV.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
7 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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
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
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Bed-rotting while watching Grey’s Anatomy, routinely taking breaks between hospital shootings and plane crashes, is a much different experience from devouring eight episodes of a teenybopper show in one sitting.—
Catherine Mhloyi,
Them,
27 Jan. 2025
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Related Video Emma Roberts’s Tote and Purse are Filled With All Her Summer Essentials–Plus a Sweet Treat Beyond their teenybopper appeal, charm bracelets have a storied history in luxury fashion.—
Alice Cary,
Vogue,
12 Aug. 2024
Noun
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Studiocanal has unveiled first images for French director Gilles de Maistre’s upcoming feature The Desert Child retelling the true story of a youngster raised by ostriches in the Sahara, ahead of launching the movie at the EFM.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
5 Feb. 2025
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The teen was one of two youngsters busted in connection with the Jan. 25 subway hijacking.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
4 Feb. 2025
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The foundation provides scholarships, educational assistance, and athletic guidance to children, adolescents, and young adults striving for positive advancement, according to its website.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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The Pitts brood, including adolescents and youngest daughter Onjel, then 2, the same age as Dolen son Sean, moved into Chris and John Dolen’s three bedroom home for about six weeks, Pitts’ wife Marilyn recalls.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Some of the positives noted have been less intakes for juveniles at the jail, and improvement in bed placement at Carver County for many juveniles in need of secure detention.—
Alex Malm,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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After Beaver Dam police took the report of a missing juvenile on Monday, Feb. 3, police said the car had an Arkansas license plate with the number BBR 20L.—
Daniel S. Levine,
People.com,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Teen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teen. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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