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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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Piecing together my turbulent family life and adolescent internet habits, among other things, it dawned on me that I had never been “born in the wrong body.”

From The Wall Street Journal

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