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adolescents

NOUN

person in puberty, preadulthood

Synonyms

STRONGEST

juvenile minor teenager youngster youth

STRONG

stripling teen

WEAK

sweet sixteen teenybopper

Antonyms

STRONGEST

adult

WEAK

infant

Example Sentences

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They monitored 270 children and adolescents participating in the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health birth cohort.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

Besides the couples, “The Farmer” section contains infants, young children, adolescents and extended families.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

In 2027, the guidance explains, Title X will fund “voluntary family planning projects” that offer a broad range of “acceptable and effective family planning method” and services for adolescents and infertility.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

The attack was a tragedy but "not a surprise" to people like her who work with young adults and adolescents, she said.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Even worse was the group of adolescents, boys my own age, who sat gathered around a large table.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris