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
The teenager also at one point approached the room where the Gay-Straight Alliance club met — also in G-Hall — shouted a homophobic slur at the students there and fired at them, two witnesses told investigators.
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Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
The teenager's spirit and time spent in the hospital made a big impression on Volunteer Services Manager Angelina Brittle.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
Electric bikes, motorcycles and dirt bikes have surged in popularity in recent years and are especially popular among teenagers, offering them a new means of freedom and adrenaline.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Those who have died in ICE custody this year include an Afghan refugee who worked alongside American military forces in Afghanistan and a Mexican teenager.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 1 May 2026
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Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
The teenager's spirit and time spent in the hospital made a big impression on Volunteer Services Manager Angelina Brittle.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
Electric bikes, motorcycles and dirt bikes have surged in popularity in recent years and are especially popular among teenagers, offering them a new means of freedom and adrenaline.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Those who have died in ICE custody this year include an Afghan refugee who worked alongside American military forces in Afghanistan and a Mexican teenager.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teenager
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As the Ado Annie-like Betsy, a horny teen-ager whose father owns a shotgun, Kurtz is playing a character who should be, and kind of is, a one-joke punch line.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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And a Louisiana cop haunted for decades by a teen’s murder didn’t live long enough to see it be solved.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
29 Apr. 2026
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Charles, who is well-known for his love of nature and the importance of sustainability, fed chickens in a coop together with the kids.—
Emma Caughlan,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
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The kid from Istanbul’s streets was not an aberration.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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Made in response to a difficult breakup, the work alludes to two lovers parting ways, but also to Pau’s memories of isolation as a severely asthmatic child in a notoriously polluted city, lying in bed staring at the wall and inventing stories to distract herself from the difficulty of breathing.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Though the arrest took place over three years ago, the case faced new scrutiny in March when TMZ published a video of the altercation, showing Paul yelling, putting Mortensen in a headlock and throwing chairs at him while a child could be heard crying.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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He was best known for passing bills to crack down on school vaccine requirements, but also authored legislation to ban smoking at youth sports and control the prescription drug market.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
2 May 2026
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Nationally, Black youth had a 34 percent voter turnout rate in the 2024 presidential election, lower than young white voters (55 percent) and Asian voters (43 percent), but higher than Latino youth (32 percent), according to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Education.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
2 May 2026
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His pursuit of Epstein came several years after the shady money manager pleaded guilty in Florida state court to soliciting a minor for prostitution and served a 13-month jail term.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
1 May 2026
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Mejer has also been charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor and providing false information to a peace officer, both misdemeanors, and an infraction for permitting an unlicensed minor under the age of 18 to drive a motor vehicle.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
1 May 2026
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Mira was an amiable baby, a daredevil toddler, and, once Dylan arrived, a menace.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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One who leaves a gun in the couch cushion that a toddler or small child can get to.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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“Teenager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teenager. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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