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

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

“It’s really concerning,” adds Talib, the director of adolescent medicine and co-director of pediatrics at Atria Health Institute in New York City.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Reducing adolescent pregnancies in a society is generally considered to be a positive trend.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026

As an adolescent, after his father’s death, Liszt and his mother moved to Paris, where he adopted French as his ‘first’ language.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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