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
That data also shows an uptick in the number of teenagers who are suspects in homicides.
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Isabelle Taft, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
At the time, authorities said the teenager was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
The teenager was transported to Hennepin Healthcare Hospital in Minneapolis.
—Kristina Watrobski, Baltimore Sun, 30 Dec. 2024
Goldberg, a political force (Courtesy of Jackie Goldberg) Goldberg honed her political skills starting as a teenager, learning from civil rights and women’s rights protest leaders.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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Isabelle Taft, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
At the time, authorities said the teenager was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
The teenager was transported to Hennepin Healthcare Hospital in Minneapolis.
—Kristina Watrobski, Baltimore Sun, 30 Dec. 2024
Goldberg, a political force (Courtesy of Jackie Goldberg) Goldberg honed her political skills starting as a teenager, learning from civil rights and women’s rights protest leaders.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teenager
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This year, hand-wringing about the impact of social media on mental health came to a head with Jonathan Haidt’s best seller The Anxious Generation, which drew a direct link between smartphones and a rise in teen depression.Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 30 Dec. 2024
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What could be more low stakes than tan, Orange County teens dating, shopping, and gossiping in the fat years before the subprime-mortgage crisis?Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2024
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Add kids or needing to care for other family members, and that worker falls below poverty levels.Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 1 Jan. 2025
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In October, city officials sent out about 13,000 student school forms for kids to take home and complete with their families.Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 31 Dec. 2024
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Also going into effect Jan. 1 is Senate Bill 3232, which requires hospitals to provide parents who relinquished a newborn infant with contact information of the child welfare agency that received custody of the relinquished infant.Catrina Barker | The Center Square contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Dec. 2024
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Conservative pro-natalist movements are promoting old-fashioned nuclear families with lots of children, achievable only if women give birth earlier.Angela Saini, WIRED, 29 Dec. 2024
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Furthermore, because of the upcoming enrollment cliff, and fewer college-age youth currently living on the planet, there’s high interest in support services that increase student retention.Eric Wood, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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The report recommended that youths under age 16 should be prohibited from operating class 2 e-bikes.Cameron Macdonald, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
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Many unaccompanied minors taken into U.S. custody along the border are by law transferred to the Office of Refugee Resettlement at the Department of Health and Human Services.Nick Miroff The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 27 Dec. 2024
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States began to pass laws outlawing the use of psychological pressure or lies in interrogations of minors, starting with Illinois in 2021.Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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LaFleur acted as if every play was the biggest of his life, repeatedly fought with officials, whipped off his headset, and jumped up and down like a spoiled toddler.Rob Reischel, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Culkin shares two toddler sons with his fiancée Brenda Song.Rachel Raposas, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
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