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adolescent

[ad-l-es-uhnt] / ˌæd lˈɛs ənt /


NOUN
person in puberty, preadulthood
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK


Example Sentences

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The analysis found strong support for five medications used in children and adolescents.

From Science Daily

In short, it was perfect for an adolescent boy of burgeoning but unformed pretensions.

From The Wall Street Journal

Social media has been particularly unkind to teenage girls, putting rocket fuel onto the ordinary adolescent stressors of physical awkwardness, the sadness of comparison and the fireworks of inter-friendship conflicts.

From Los Angeles Times

The plaintiff bar says media platforms are liable for adolescent ills.

From The Wall Street Journal

They also point to studies that find an association between adolescent social-media use and mental illness.

From The Wall Street Journal