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Recent Examples of tween
This style is so popular that my tween daughter is obsessed with it, too.
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Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 28 Feb. 2025
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
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
Indeed, tween slang is neither new nor specific to any generation.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 10 Mar. 2025
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Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 28 Feb. 2025
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
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
Indeed, tween slang is neither new nor specific to any generation.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tween
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The teenager’s body has been released by the forensic medical teams in Costa Rica and the US Embassy in that country is handling the process of bringing Miller’s remains back to the US, according to Juan Pablo Alvarado, an official in OIJ’s press office.—
Ana Melgar Zuniga and Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2025
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Demonstrating the rising talent of these teenagers, these shorts encompass thought-provoking scripts, breathtaking and delightful cinematography, rich stop-motion animation, and genre-pushing meditations.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
26 Mar. 2025
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The number of kids experiencing high rates of clinical anxiety nearly doubled during the pandemic.—
Elizabeth Austin,
Time,
26 Mar. 2025
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The ACEs presenter had requested attendees take the 10-question assessment as a way to show, not just simply tell, how the ACE test can help professionals better care for kids who have experienced serious trauma.—
Katrina Donham,
Parents,
26 Mar. 2025
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Madagascar as Ground Zero Climate change is to blame for the scarcity of food and resources in Madagascar, which is causing a mental health crisis among adolescents.—
Stephanie Edwards,
Discover Magazine,
19 Mar. 2025
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The adolescent survived the harrowing ordeal with minor injuries — a better outcome than that of another 13-year-old boy who was listed in critical condition after falling from a Queens train on Friday, officials said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
18 Mar. 2025
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Large crowds gather at the Front Wave Stadium in Oceanside where thousands watch the Los Angeles Clippers G team play basketball while youth basketball leagues fill gymnasiums with multicultural teams of youngsters and their cheering, affectionate parents.—
Mary Wolshok,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Apr. 2025
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Currently in post-production for a 2026 release, the drama retells the true story of a youngster raised by ostriches in the Sahara.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2025
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And authorities in Newtown Township, Pennsylvania, are investigating the vandalism of a Tesla Cybertruck by a group of juveniles on Sunday after video of the incident was shared with the police department.—
Matthew Rehbein,
CNN,
25 Mar. 2025
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And 62% of juveniles arrested for a violent crime had at least one prior arrest.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Mar. 2025
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The Girl with the Needle portrays that girl as a blonde moppet named Erena (Avo Knox Martin) to whom Karoline becomes a surrogate mother.—
Esther Zuckerman,
TIME,
6 Dec. 2024
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So sometimes Poppa’s House wants to focus on different generational views on child-rearing, since Junior and Nina have a pair of cute moppets.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Oct. 2024
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This question is perhaps most pressing for Gen Z kiddos.—
Karen D'Souza,
The Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2025
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While these school apps are helpful in many ways—and who doesn’t love seeing a cute pic of their kiddo enjoying time on the playground?—they can also dial up the anxiety for parents like me.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
21 Feb. 2025
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Since the streamer prioritizes adult and family programming, kiddie programming such as Looney Tunes and Sesame Street was no longer viewed as a priority.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
29 Mar. 2025
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Kylie said these can include doing a home birth, having a kiddie pool in your living room and being unmedicated, among other things.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Tween.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tween. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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