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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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“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

Iron deficiency anemia is especially common among pregnant women and adolescent girls in many developing countries.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

Lucio Campos decided to learn it when his adolescent daughter asked to go to South Korea for her 15th birthday.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

In this blended, blighted family, fear has a different hold on Niall, played as an adolescent by Mitchell Robertson.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Also like Chris, she clashed fiercely with Walt and Billie as an adolescent.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer




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