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adolescent

[ad-l-es-uhnt] / ˌæd lˈɛs ənt /


NOUN
person in puberty, preadulthood
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK


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Michael Laing, Durham County Council's corporate director for adult and health services, said an Adolescent Safeguarding and Exploitation team had been set up since Alfie's death, with support available for young people who needed it.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

Adolescent brains are still developing into the early 20s, said psychologist Amy Orben, who leads a digital mental health programme at the University of Cambridge.

From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025

Bradley Peterson is President of Evolve Psychiatry Professional Corporation and serves as an advisor to Evolve Adolescent Behavioral Health, where he holds stock options.

From Science Daily • Nov. 7, 2025

Adolescent mothers are also far less likely than their peers to finish high school, more likely to experience mental health problems and poverty, and more likely to live in socially and economically disadvantaged communities.

From Slate • May 29, 2025

According to Chubs, Jack Fields was the second son in a family of five kids, and the only one to survive Idiopathic Adolescent Acute Neurodegeneration.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken




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