as in teenagers
someone who is between 13 and 19 years old
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Recent Examples of teens
Meanwhile, contemporary teens are invariably branded with some form of problem.
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Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Plus, there are many outlets on the very same platforms for support, solace and community that may be absent in teens’ home or school lives.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Both teens were taken to a hospital.
—Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Oct. 2024
For instance, teens use generative AI most often for homework help (53%).
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 3 Oct. 2024
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Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Plus, there are many outlets on the very same platforms for support, solace and community that may be absent in teens’ home or school lives.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Both teens were taken to a hospital.
—Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Oct. 2024
For instance, teens use generative AI most often for homework help (53%).
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 3 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for teens
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teens
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Research shows that teenagers spend an average of 7 hours and 22 minutes per day in front of screens—equivalent to 43% of their waking hours.Sarah Hernholm, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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By filming teenagers in the wild, Greenfield at least attempts to discover why that is.Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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Some of the list’s youngsters, like Zuckerberg and Moskovitz, are simply just getting older.Samantha Kroontje, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
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The fifth grade teacher assigned each of her students to visit two classrooms and read campaign letters aloud to practice public speaking and persuade youngsters to vote for their candidate.Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Sep. 2024
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California parents turned their children in after the Los Angeles Police Department asked for the public’s help finding juveniles who partook in multiple flash mob robberies at 7-Eleven stores and fled on bicycles.Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
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Charging juveniles as adults requires judicial approval, and the bar tends to be high.Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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Like most foster youths, Grace and Destiny grew up with trauma.Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2024
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But those licenses allow foster youths to stay up to 10 days — a fraction of the time most youths spend at such sites now.Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2024
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That simple step transformed the dental health of Antioch’s children, research found.Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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There were no children among the migrants, but one man had a backpack filled with toys, children’s clothes and diapers.Ryan J. Foley, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2024
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“Teens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teens. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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