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teenager

[teen-ay-jer] / ˈtinˌeɪ dʒər /
NOUN
adolescent
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Antonyms
STRONGEST


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The fearless teenager, who topped the IPL batting charts this year, smoked a whirlwind 38 off 21 balls with six fours and two enormous sixes before falling to a thick edge caught at backward point.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

Gertsle came with his wife and three children from a city inside Israel, but grew up in a settlement of the northern West Bank and had protested the closing of Ganim as a teenager.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

There’s wilderness, beautiful beaches, amazing sunsets and time for a teenager to reflect on the future.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

Her lawyers believe that if she was found guilty of the same crime today as a teenager she would not receive a death sentence.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

There was a kid, a teenager, several paces away, wandering toward them with an unusual expression on his face.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

The demonstrations began in Paris last week but have escalated to cities including Dijon, Lyon, Strasbourg, Lille and Marseille, with teenagers blockading their schools for days.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

The demonstrations, which started in Paris and have seen teenagers blockading their schools for days, stem from issues including overcrowded classes and teacher shortages.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Baptisms among adults and teenagers in France have surged in recent years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

Growing up, I was one of those reflexively contrarian teenagers who hated anything popular and found value in almost anything obscure, independent or weird.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

According to Himmler, the teenagers said, “Swing Heil” instead of “Heil Hitler.”

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti




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