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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

UK vaccine experts have therefore concluded that it isn't cost effective to offer the MenB vaccine to adolescents, and the NHS does not currently offer a catch-up programme.

From BBC • May 15, 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

Children shot by us, darted around us, little ones shrieking with excitement, adolescents slipping like shadows from door to door, hands over their mouths to keep laughter still.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin