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
Following the teenager’s death last month, a GoFundMe page was established by the Maritime Sikh Society, a community that her mother is part of.
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Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 18 Nov. 2024
The teenager was discovered at about 7:30 p.m. Friday on the 1100 block of 86th Avenue, according to Oakland police.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
On Sunday around 6:15 a.m., Avondale police responded to a call about a missing or runaway teenager, identified as Destiny Bateman.
—Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
In it, five misfits battle to dismantle a conspiracy of teenagers aiming to halt climate change by exterminating adults.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 18 Nov. 2024
The teenager was discovered at about 7:30 p.m. Friday on the 1100 block of 86th Avenue, according to Oakland police.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
On Sunday around 6:15 a.m., Avondale police responded to a call about a missing or runaway teenager, identified as Destiny Bateman.
—Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
In it, five misfits battle to dismantle a conspiracy of teenagers aiming to halt climate change by exterminating adults.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teenager
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As with the best primetime teen soap stars, his character was killed off screen in a car crash toward the series' end.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024
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Long-form entertainment is out and snack-sized media is in for the next generation of kids, teens and young adults.Erica Pandey, Axios, 29 Nov. 2024
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Your kids are going through school and the pressure’s already going to be immense with kids saying things because your dad’s an actor.Leigh Nordstrom, WWD, 20 Nov. 2024
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In the book, Dave depicted Toph (short for Christopher) as a guileless kid, the personification of hope.Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
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In a matter of seconds, the fourplex unit Wilson Jr., 31, shares with his partner and their two children, was a total mess.Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 22 Nov. 2024
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The families are still in touch to this day, and her daughter is still best friends with one of the children from that group.Barbara D. Hathaway, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Right now, 370 youth are hard at work preparing 5,100 winter kits for distribution to children and their families.Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Transgender youth have been flooding crisis hotlines, scared of what the future may hold with the new administration.Carrie Shepherd, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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Hospital officials could not immediately be reached for comment Thursday but a law enacted earlier this year in Ohio prohibits both hormone therapies and surgeries for transgender minors.Amber Hunt, The Enquirer, 21 Nov. 2024
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Alaska Airlines: $50 each way per minor for nonstop flights; $75 each way per minor for flights with layovers.Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 13 Nov. 2024
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The front left side of the vehicle hit the toddler and the driver immediately stopped.Jason Green, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
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Sophie Allison, the artist behind the moniker, was born in Zurich, Switzerland, but moved to Nashville as a toddler.Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
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“Teenager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teenager. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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