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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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Opera came calling, it was a wild, if exciting, adolescent company.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

Sometimes, rousing our dormant inner adolescent is a job for a very old monster with a rock and roll heart where his soul should be.

From Salon • Jun. 13, 2026

“They make me feel less alone,” says Grace, and she and Susanna can both quote from Plath’s “The Bell Jar,” a cherished touchstone of every sensitive adolescent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The researchers combined data from 12 studies involving 235 women and adolescent girls.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

Most of the juvenile lifer cases we handled involved clients who shared Evan's confusion about their adolescent behavior.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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