underage

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Recent Examples of underage Two others also arrested in hosting underage drinking party North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement officers have also arrested Balsam Grove residents Brandon Kaine Rathbone, 47, and Patricia Faye Whitehead, 33. Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025 The dismissals also included lawyers who warned retailers about underage tobacco sales and scientists who studied the safety of e-cigarettes and new heat-not-burn devices. Christina Jewett, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025 The song calls Drake a liar, along with accusing the 37-year-old of liking underage girls. David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025 The records allege that Whitehead and Rathbone provided alcohol to a juvenile under 21 and hosted an underage house party. Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 19 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for underage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underage
Adjective
  • The victim, identified only as a teenage male, was shot an unknown number of times in the 13100 block of Jarvis Avenue in South L.A., according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
    Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
  • More recently, the Disney movie Turning Red told a mythical tale involving a teenage girl going through puberty.
    Melissa Willets, Parents, 28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Ultimately, Wagner’s intangibles outweighed finding a younger replacement.
    Ben Standig, The Athletic, 7 Mar. 2025
  • According to research from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, between 2010-2023, more than 2.5 million voluntary medical male circumcisions were performed in the country, with 41% in boys younger than 15.
    Bec Roldan, NPR, 6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • According to a statement from the Danville Police Department, the drivers of both vehicles suffered minor injuries, while two other passengers in the truck were unhurt.
    Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
  • The cab driver suffered minor back and neck injuries in the crash and claimed Zangrilli was drunk but the responding officer sent the inspector on his way, telling the cabbie to file an accident report at an NYPD precinct.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Blepharoplasty can deliver a dramatic improvement to both the upper and lower eye areas in slightly less than two hours for a significantly more youthful look.
    Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2025
  • In keeping with the youthful energy that fuels punk, Collins said the event will be all-ages to reach the broadest audience, including some of the ones who have grown up to raise a few little punk rockers of their own.
    Charlie Vargas, Orange County Register, 7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Global, regional, and national prevalence of child and adolescent overweight and obesity, 1990–2021, with forecasts to 2050: a forecasting study for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
  • In this Jersey club and trap fusion, the 13-year-old tenderly sings about the thrill of an adolescent love.
    Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Even to my tortured preteen soul, the sauna felt like a quiet and relaxing refuge from a stressful world.
    Jennifer Davis-Flynn, Outside Online, 2 Mar. 2025
  • As a mom who struggled to get my preteen son to wear deodorant, having a now 16-year-old boy who’s into cologne and skincare trends is a bit of a shock.
    Terri Peters, Parents, 20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Related Articles Broken bones, excessive force and drug overdoses: Inside Colorado’s juvenile detention facilities Colorado Democrats are ready to pass a sweeping gun control bill.
    Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Andrew — a former graduate student, whose name has been changed to protect him from harassment — left his position at a major US primate research center in 2022, after spending two years studying infectious diseases in juvenile monkeys.
    Celia Ford, Vox, 3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Yet there’s nothing inherently immature about her voice.
    Judy Berman, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
  • This reflects the struggle many women face with emotionally immature and irresponsible partners.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025

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“Underage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underage. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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