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Recent Examples of preteen
Aja Romano, Vox, 7 Mar. 2025
The Thing About Jellyfish, based on Ali Benjamin’s novel, explores the story of a preteen girl coping with losing her best friend over summer break.
—Jeryl Brunner, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 20 Feb. 2025
Tong also sued Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, in October 2023, accusing the company of violating state and federal laws with unfair trade practices aimed at hooking customers, especially preteens, on social media.
—James Watson, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
Pixar’s series, which debuted on Disney+ at the end of February, follows a team of preteen softball players, with each episode focusing on a different character.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 7 Mar. 2025
The Thing About Jellyfish, based on Ali Benjamin’s novel, explores the story of a preteen girl coping with losing her best friend over summer break.
—Jeryl Brunner, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Noun
And that meant making her mom, Kim Kardashian, take a bit of a backseat, especially with North's glam team, who was on hand to get the preteen ready to perform in The Lion King.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 20 Feb. 2025
Tong also sued Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, in October 2023, accusing the company of violating state and federal laws with unfair trade practices aimed at hooking customers, especially preteens, on social media.
—James Watson, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preteen
Adjective
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Two of the world’s best teenage track and field athletes are confirmed to participate.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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Mariah Carey just pulled a classic mom move by embarrassing her teenage son in front of his friends.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
5 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Parents said their teens died by suicide within 24 hours of being threatened.—
Krystal Nurse,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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Family and friends of Oscar paid tribute to the teen on Thursday at the site where the body was found on the side of a road in Oxnard.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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
Adjective
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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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Hacks follows the hilariously toxic relationship between Deborah Vance (Jean Smart), a legendary Las Vegas comedian trying to stage a comeback, and Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder), a younger sad sack comedy writer.—
Rudie Obias,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Representatives from the company — a national chain known for jewelry, piercings, and accessories aimed at tween and teen girls — did not respond to a request for comment.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2025
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Pinkie Tween & Teen Pads $9 Amazon Founded by Fiona Simmonds and Sana Clegg, two NYC moms of young daughters who realized there were no smaller-sized pads for menstruating tweens and teens.—
Perrie Samotin,
Glamour,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The criminal conflicts-of-interest statute governs the holdings of underage children but exempts the investments of heirs over 18.—
Dan Alexander,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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In addition to the flights to Prague to meet underage boys, Holmberg was also accused of predatory behavior closer to home.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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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However, Goldstein’s distribution team strategically positioned the movie to open ahead of spring break, when plenty of kids have time off from school.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Hope, an adolescent red wolf from one of the cloned litters produced by Colossal.—
Emily Mullin,
Wired News,
7 Apr. 2025
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After reaming her besties out for having not changed at all since their teen years, Laurie reverts back to her adolescent self.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Preteen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preteen. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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