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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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Nagata’s patients include adolescent and young male patients who have eating disorders.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Compared to pregnancies in adulthood, adolescent pregnancies have been associated with higher rates of low birth weight, preterm birth, and early neonatal mortality among infants.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026

"There is a tendency for anxious parents to become caught up in a prevailing media panic and see all adolescent brains as simply hardwired for social media addiction," he says.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

A humiliating incident in a pool surrounded by her repulsed classmates echoes an iconic scene from “Carrie,” with Ducournau crafting an analogy for traumatic adolescent rites of passage like menstruation.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

They had assumed this photography thing was an adolescent phase, like boy chasing, or vegetarianism.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng




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