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as in young
being in the early stage of life, growth, or development
an adolescent sheepdog, who hasn't quite gotten the hang of keeping the sheep huddled together
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as in childish
having or showing the annoying qualities (as silliness) associated with children
would hope that the college students had outgrown such adolescent behavior
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as in immature
lacking in adult experience or maturity
took a group of adolescent recruits and turned them into professional warriors
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as in juvenile
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Recent Examples of adolescent
Rachel Hale, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
The rate of self-harm for young adolescent girls in the U.S. nearly tripled from 2010 to 2020, while the rate for older teens doubled.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 3 Apr. 2025
Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2025
In studies, children and adolescents with DSWPD took melatonin 1.5 to two hours before habitual bedtime.
—Allison Herries, Verywell Health, 31 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Fentanyl has become a key player in adolescent overdoses like Becca’s.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
The rate of self-harm for young adolescent girls in the U.S. nearly tripled from 2010 to 2020, while the rate for older teens doubled.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 3 Apr. 2025
Noun
In the gaps between soul-crushing weeks at an investment bank or a management consultancy, karting sons and daughters who became karting adults might sneak in a nostalgic trip or race with their aging parents or once-baby siblings, now adolescents.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2025
In studies, children and adolescents with DSWPD took melatonin 1.5 to two hours before habitual bedtime.
—Allison Herries, Verywell Health, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adolescent
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Related Stories As Dickens goes over each of Jesus’ miracles and other pivotal moments ahead of his gruesome death, young Walter walks into the biblical passages as an unseen figure watching from the sidelines and becoming enraptured by the tall tales.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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Dayana’s young son witnessed the arrests and wasn’t able to defecate for weeks after.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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That was a childish goal of the sort that had led her to challenge deëxtinction for so many years.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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Saying that people are childish and should show more journalistic integrity in a piece like this is missing the point.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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He’s been there; Harper was emotional — at times, immature — as a younger player.—
Matt Gelb,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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From its opening scenes, Severance has presented the procedure the show is named for as a kind of birth, the spawning of a new, immature being.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
21 Mar. 2025
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The driver, who turned out to be a juvenile, ran several stop signs and red lights and drove into oncoming lanes of traffic.—
Katie Moore,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2025
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Two adults and 10 juveniles were arrested in connection with that gathering, police said.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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There is an infantile phase, a childhood phase, and an adult phase.—
Team Verywell Health,
Verywell Health,
3 Apr. 2025
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There are still rooms and contexts in which Germans — and now the head coach of the English national football team — are subject to infantile innuendo.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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In the photos, the teenager can be seen smiling with his mom and enjoying time with friends, as well as posing with family in some throwback photos.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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There is also a Real Madrid soccer academy, so teenagers who are learning to play either soccer or basketball and are not from Madrid all live together in the same dormitory.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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The nonprofit provides underprivileged kids with a custom birthday cake free of charge.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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With kids living far away, couples become cohabitants without much reason for romance, or the excitement love creates, making two people as one.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Apr. 2025
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Large crowds gather at the Front Wave Stadium in Oceanside where thousands watch the Los Angeles Clippers G team play basketball while youth basketball leagues fill gymnasiums with multicultural teams of youngsters and their cheering, affectionate parents.—
Mary Wolshok,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Apr. 2025
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Currently in post-production for a 2026 release, the drama retells the true story of a youngster raised by ostriches in the Sahara.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Adolescent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adolescent. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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