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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

“In my community as an adolescent medicine specialist we are hearing from parents that they are discovering that their children are engaging in similar dangerous behaviors.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Compared to pregnancies in adulthood, adolescent pregnancies have been associated with higher rates of low birth weight, preterm birth, and early neonatal mortality among infants.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026

Fanny’s voice was a trumpet; she might have been a Y.W.F.A. lecturer giving an evening talk to adolescent Beta-Minuscs.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley




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