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
At that point, the teenager allegedly grabbed a knife and began stabbing his grandmother before turning to his mother to attack her, investigators said.
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Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2025
Rookie performance isn’t necessarily correlated with future success, especially for teenagers, such as Sarr and fellow Washington Wizards lottery pick Bub Carrington (No. 1 overall pick Risacher also just turned 20).
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 16 Apr. 2025
In the photos, the teenager can be seen smiling with his mom and enjoying time with friends, as well as posing with family in some throwback photos.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
There is also a Real Madrid soccer academy, so teenagers who are learning to play either soccer or basketball and are not from Madrid all live together in the same dormitory.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
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Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2025
Rookie performance isn’t necessarily correlated with future success, especially for teenagers, such as Sarr and fellow Washington Wizards lottery pick Bub Carrington (No. 1 overall pick Risacher also just turned 20).
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 16 Apr. 2025
In the photos, the teenager can be seen smiling with his mom and enjoying time with friends, as well as posing with family in some throwback photos.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
There is also a Real Madrid soccer academy, so teenagers who are learning to play either soccer or basketball and are not from Madrid all live together in the same dormitory.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teenager
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The teen ultimately did get a heads-up about her family’s impending arrival and gave her boyfriend her gun for protection, police reportedly said.—
Liam Quinn,
People.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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The teen was taken to Medical City Arlington hospital for treatment.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Apr. 2025
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The massacre, which also wounded 21 people, became a blueprint for dozens of copycats and shattered the notion that kids were safe in school.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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And as kids grow, the questions can get more complex.—
Maya Payne Smart, Contributor,
CNBC,
19 Apr. 2025
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The dangers of children having phones at school is another issue the show tackles, albeit subtly.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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Find the little trans child that is ruining your life.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The entire weekend benefitted First Serve USA, a charity dedicated to empowering youth through education, life skills, training and mentorship.—
Linda Marx,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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In July last year, Spanish brand Mango launched a campaign generated entirely by AI to promote a new collection of its youth range.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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The challenge moving forward is how to legally make the industry safe for minors.—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
9 Apr. 2025
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Publishing intimate images of minors under 18 could be punished with a fine or up to three years in prison.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2025
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The toddler had wandered away from his home in Seligman, Arizona, about 180 miles southeast of Las Vegas, and into rough terrain.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2025
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The stakes here for the rule of law couldn’t be higher, but the right approach for courts should be familiar to anyone who has raised a toddler.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Teenager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teenager. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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