as in teen
someone who is between 13 and 19 years old
Their daughter is a teenager. The show is very popular among teenagers.
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Recent Examples of teenager
Netflix has posted the teenager’s audition tape for the role of Jamie Miller, a 13-year-old arrested by armed police on suspicion of murder.
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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2025
At the time, Adele was a teenager, and the song served as the first official taste of what would become her debut album, 19 — a set that would go on to change everything for her.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Home-schooled or virtually schooled teenagers that age are exempt from those time regulations, a change made by the Legislature last year.
—Ana Ceballos, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2025
Since then, she's taken on other clients, including an elderly cousin who fought in World War II, a teenager with autism, and a woman with disabilities.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 25 Mar. 2025
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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2025
At the time, Adele was a teenager, and the song served as the first official taste of what would become her debut album, 19 — a set that would go on to change everything for her.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Home-schooled or virtually schooled teenagers that age are exempt from those time regulations, a change made by the Legislature last year.
—Ana Ceballos, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2025
Since then, she's taken on other clients, including an elderly cousin who fought in World War II, a teenager with autism, and a woman with disabilities.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teenager
Noun
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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
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Meanwhile, two teens in New Hampshire are challenging Trump’s sports order in court, along with a state law that bars them from competing in girls’ leagues.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Pee-Wee falls off his bicycle and crashes in front of a group of watching kids.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2025
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The interaction between Bascombe and Adam depicts the challenges for parents looking to decode kids’ online language.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2025
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As the film opens, a matter-of-fact, unemotional voice shares statistics about children living with poverty, parental abuse and alcoholism in the United States, as the numbers flash in simple white text on a black screen.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
30 Mar. 2025
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Illinois passed a law in August 2023 requiring parents to compensate child influencers, becoming the first state to do so.—
Karen Fratti,
People.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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The entire weekend benefitted First Serve USA, a charity dedicated to empowering youth through education, life skills, training and mentorship.—
Linda Marx,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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In July last year, Spanish brand Mango launched a campaign generated entirely by AI to promote a new collection of its youth range.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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The case, which is still pending, will determine whether bans on trans healthcare for minors violate the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.—
Kate Sosin,
Them.,
27 Mar. 2025
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California introduced a bill in February that, if passed, would ban minors from purchasing anti-aging beauty products in the state.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2025
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Danielle and Richard each had one young child at the time — a toddler and a teen, respectively.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2025
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For instance, François Boucher’s eighteenth-century paintings of toddlers engaged in the work of scientists, artists, and philosophers previously formed an odd parenthetical downstairs.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Teenager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teenager. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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