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Recent Examples of preteen
Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 8 June 2025
The Kansas City audience was a mix of millennial parents with their preteen kids, college students distracting themselves from finals and middle-aged concertgoers.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2025
Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
In a GoFundMe page set up by the preteen's aunt, Eslinger's family said she was swept away by a current while in the water
A search is underway for a 10-year-old girl who went missing while swimming in Florida.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 14 June 2025
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Adjective
The Disney+ original movie Out of My Mind, based on the novel of the same name by Sharon M. Draper, follows preteen Melody Brooks (Phoebe-Rae Taylor), a girl with cerebral palsy.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 8 June 2025
The Kansas City audience was a mix of millennial parents with their preteen kids, college students distracting themselves from finals and middle-aged concertgoers.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2025
Noun
Millennials and Gen Z may have kicked off the current skincare trend, but thanks to social media, Gen Alpha’s teens and preteens are increasingly interested in the same face serums and multistep routines their parents follow.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
In a GoFundMe page set up by the preteen's aunt, Eslinger's family said she was swept away by a current while in the water
A search is underway for a 10-year-old girl who went missing while swimming in Florida.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preteen
Adjective
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When a health department subsequently refused to change the gender of a teenage transgender girl on the birth certificate, the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana sued the governor for allegedly violating the equal protection and privacy clauses of the U.S. Constitution.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
24 July 2025
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Based on the 2021 May Cobb novel of the same name, the two women navigate everything from affairs to high-stakes crime after Sophie is arrested on suspicion of murder of a teenage girl named Abby Jackson (Madison Wolfe).—
Nicole Briese,
People.com,
23 July 2025
Noun
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Key Facts The price hike will involve a double-digit percentage increase, according to The Wall Street Journal, which reported the increases will vary between retail customers and reach somewhere between the low teens and 20%.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Officials have not released the names of the teens.—
Enquirer staff,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
22 July 2025
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Villa have already recruited a teenager centre-half this summer after the arrival of Yasin Ozcan from Kasimpasa, who signed a pre-contract agreement in February and joined up with Unai Emery’s squad on July 1.—
David Ornstein,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
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As a teenager, the budding performer had several run-ins with neighborhood bullies, but always fought back, Lewis said of his father.—
Larry Luxner,
Sun Sentinel,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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Most of the new actors are terrific, either by leaning into the way their characters are younger and less self-assured than the originals, or by bringing definition to the sketchier and more obscure characters.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
15 July 2025
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With school out for most young people, TV usage among kids 6 to 17 increased 27% compared with May, with streaming accounting for two-thirds of the group’s TV time.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
15 July 2025
Noun
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The Boardwalk at Hersheypark Location: Hershey, Pennsylvania Great for: Families with tweens who love chocolate The Boardwalk Waterpark at Hersheypark has 16 water attractions.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
23 July 2025
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Walmart, for example, has launched more fashion-forward private brands, including a new clothing and accessories brand, Weekend Academy, for tweens that debuted this month.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
15 July 2025
Adjective
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Epstein pleaded guilty in 2008 in Florida to soliciting an underage prostitute.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
18 July 2025
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Epstein died by suicide in 2019 awaiting trial on federal charges of trafficking of scores of underage girls.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
18 July 2025
Noun
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This is children's reporter Rachel Wegner, here with the latest on schools, kids and more.—
The Tennessean,
The Tennessean,
24 July 2025
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How many kids can one person chaperone at the Indiana State Fair?—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
24 July 2025
Adjective
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Globally, obesity in adults has more than doubled since 1990, with adolescent rates quadrupling, the World Health Organization reported.—
Sara Chernikoff,
USA Today,
23 July 2025
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Rates of obesity in adults have more than doubled globally since 1990, and adolescent rates have quadrupled, according to the World Health Organization.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
NBC news,
21 July 2025
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“Preteen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preteen. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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