as in teenager
someone who is between 13 and 19 years old
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Recent Examples of teen
The child's Roth IRA stays in the care of the parent (the custodian) who will direct contributions and investments for the benefit of the child or teen.
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Kristin McKenna, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
The boys aren’t allowed to react and teen girls have taken full advantage of that fact, grouping together to leave their mark on friends and potential dates.
—Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2025
Kate Middleton paid tribute on International Women’s Day to a teen cancer patient with whom the Princess of Wales had spent time with a month before the girl’s death last fall.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2025
The Rojo or red side is family friendly, and includes a teen activity area, disco, climbing tower, a water play zone and a lagoon for swimming or snorkeling.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
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Kristin McKenna, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
The boys aren’t allowed to react and teen girls have taken full advantage of that fact, grouping together to leave their mark on friends and potential dates.
—Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2025
Kate Middleton paid tribute on International Women’s Day to a teen cancer patient with whom the Princess of Wales had spent time with a month before the girl’s death last fall.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2025
The Rojo or red side is family friendly, and includes a teen activity area, disco, climbing tower, a water play zone and a lagoon for swimming or snorkeling.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teen
Noun
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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
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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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The Tdap vaccine is recommended for preteens (ages 11 to 12), and every 10 years after that.—
Melissa Dahl,
NBC News,
22 Feb. 2025
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In 2023, researchers found a rise in children taking melatonin to sleep at night, with almost 1 in 5 kids and preteens in the United States taking the hormone to aid their sleep, according to a paper in the journal JAMA Pediatrics.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 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
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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
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There’s also a location in Houston and a fully shoppable website that stocks women’s, men’s, and kid’s boots ($275), as well as a concierge service to customize any pair.—
Perrie Samotin,
Glamour,
14 Mar. 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
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But his injury is a tough blow to a team that hoped to use the final month of the season to continue developing its youngsters.—
Josh Robbins,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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The bottom line: LLMs are like youngsters who have read a lot but do not have experience of the world.—
Scott Rosenberg,
Axios,
13 Mar. 2025
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Older children, adolescents and adults should get at least one shot of the MMR vaccine, with two doses separated by at least 28 days, the CDC says.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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Beyond women’s rugby, this applies to any program aimed at supporting, without judgment, all female athletes, all LGBTQ+ adolescents and young adults, all body types, and all those ready to better our world.—
Paige Perricone,
The Denver Post,
7 Mar. 2025
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The juveniles gliding through the North Yuba today recently hatched from eggs that were deposited by scientists last fall.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
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The juveniles were each issued a summons and released to their parents.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Teen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teen. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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