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Recent Examples of preteen
Terri Peters, Parents, 20 Jan. 2025
The only one of its kind in Uganda, the complex is similar to the academies major-league organizations have in the Dominican Republic: A combination academic and baseball school, where players live, go to class, and compete with each other from their preteen years through high school.
—Greg Presto, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
James Watson, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2025
Bringing that humanity and that relatability to a character, whether it’s written for comic books or found in Shakespeare, has been Mackie’s calling since his days doing plays as a preteen.
—Essence, 10 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
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
The only one of its kind in Uganda, the complex is similar to the academies major-league organizations have in the Dominican Republic: A combination academic and baseball school, where players live, go to class, and compete with each other from their preteen years through high school.
—Greg Presto, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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
Bringing that humanity and that relatability to a character, whether it’s written for comic books or found in Shakespeare, has been Mackie’s calling since his days doing plays as a preteen.
—Essence, 10 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preteen
Adjective
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According to tracking data, A Minecraft Movie is drawing keen interest among teenage boys and girls, is also doing well with young adults.—
Pamela McClintock,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 Mar. 2025
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The film follows a teenage girl who partners with a mysterious robot and an eccentric grifter to find her brother in a dystopian future.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
13 Mar. 2025
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Three teens were killed in a chain-reaction crash in Glassboro, N.J., on Sunday, March 9, The New York Post, NBC 10 and the Cherry Hill Courier-Post reported.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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The aforementioned study suggests that the internet and social are incredibly useful as teens begin to explore their sexuality and gender identity.—
Taylor Grothe,
Parents,
12 Mar. 2025
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As a teenager, Clementine began taking a more serious interest in fashion and had the opportunity to watch her mother make her return to the Versace runway in Milan Fashion Week in September 2023.—
Jackie Tempera,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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Saint Patrick was actually British, captured by Irish pirates and enslaved as a teenager to work as a shepherd.—
Maureen Murphy,
Hartford Courant,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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But this is actually largely driven by younger, college-age adults.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
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There were children as young as three years old having their first experience on the slopes to seasoned skiers whizzing down steep trails.—
Brittany Vickers,
Essence,
18 Mar. 2025
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Courtesy of Crate & Barrel Arnold approached his Crate & Kids line with longevity in mind, balancing playful motifs with sophisticated silhouettes and muted colors that adapt fluidly from toddlerhood into the tween years.—
Morgan Goldberg,
Architectural Digest,
13 Mar. 2025
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Images of our babies, our toddlers, our grade-schoolers, our tweens, our teens were trapped in size 10.5 Adidas and Nike cardboard tombs.—
Denise Snodell,
Kansas City Star,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Libby, who was censured by Maine's Democratic majority and Speaker Ryan Fecteau for a social media post identifying an underage trans athlete, proposed several amendments to the state's budget via a loophole in the state legislative policy.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
21 Mar. 2025
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In other instances, former clients say DFC told them that criminals are known to photoshop underage girls next to the naked images or that previous clients who declined upgrading to a Phase II plan had their explicit content released by their sextortionist a year later.—
Rachel Hale,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Research shows that parents lose sleep for a surprising number of years after their children are born and kids notoriously struggle with everything from bedtime routines to nightmares.—
Lia Miller,
Parents,
14 Mar. 2025
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One was a short, funny, wiry kid named Ernie, who had grand theft auto on his résumé.—
Graydon Carter,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The victim was also found to be developmentally delayed with an adolescent cognitive level, the warrant affidavit said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
13 Mar. 2025
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Rates have stagnated in the last few years and lag far behind usage of other common adolescent immunizations to prevent meningococcal disease (88.4%) and tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (89%).—
Lisa Doggett,
NPR,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Preteen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preteen. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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