adolescence
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He doesn’t respond to his various wake-up calls with stubborn defiance but a curiosity that shifts his moping into something akin to a geeky, fun-loving second adolescence.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
He moved around in his adolescence, spending time in Chicago and landing in Arizona after his parents’ divorce.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
Henry David Thoreau’s timing was one of his gifts: Living and writing during his nation’s adolescence, he was something of an adolescent himself.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
According to Emily Willoughby, a researcher in behavioural genetics at the University of Minnesota, childhood and adolescence provide a genuine window of opportunity for shaping attitudes.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
From the onset of adolescence she’d been subjected to a series of unsuccessful schemes; every so often a small group of unmarried Bengali men materialized in the house, young colleagues of her father’s.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
Vocabulary lists containing adolescence
Power Suffix: -escence
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