as in youth
the transitional period between childhood and adulthood
adolescence can be a turbulent time for teenagers and parents alike
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Recent Examples of adolescence
Students who were in kindergarten when the pandemic began are now on the cusp of middle school—and adolescence.
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Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2025
One 2019 study, which followed 165 subjects ages 13 to 30, found that strong friendships in adolescence predicted romantic-life satisfaction in adulthood; early romantic experience, meanwhile, wasn’t related to future satisfaction at all.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2025
This developmental stage is crucial for transitioning from adolescence to adulthood.
—Scott White, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Some conditions, such as high blood pressure, are even showing up in childhood and adolescence.
—Laura Williamson/american Heart Association News, Boston Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
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Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2025
One 2019 study, which followed 165 subjects ages 13 to 30, found that strong friendships in adolescence predicted romantic-life satisfaction in adulthood; early romantic experience, meanwhile, wasn’t related to future satisfaction at all.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2025
This developmental stage is crucial for transitioning from adolescence to adulthood.
—Scott White, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Some conditions, such as high blood pressure, are even showing up in childhood and adolescence.
—Laura Williamson/american Heart Association News, Boston Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for adolescence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adolescence
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The entire weekend benefitted First Serve USA, a charity dedicated to empowering youth through education, life skills, training and mentorship.—
Linda Marx,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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In July last year, Spanish brand Mango launched a campaign generated entirely by AI to promote a new collection of its youth range.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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While his presidency is in its infancy, shaping a positive narrative about the U.S.'s future will prove crucial when America heads into the midterm election cycle in 2026.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
25 Mar. 2025
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The program is in its infancy, and major questions remain: How long will the process take?—
Michaela Mulligan,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Mar. 2025
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That’s perhaps most notable in MLS, where minority stakes tend to trade at a premium to the control stake, the reverse of what’s common in most other major leagues.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Including members of Syria's Alawite, Kurdish, Druze and Christian minorities as well as other Syrians outside Sharaa's Sunni Islamist milieu, the cabinet may help placate Western demands for broader representation, said Radwan Ziadeh, a senior fellow at the Arab Center Washington.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Adolescence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adolescence. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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