as in teenager
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Recent Examples of tween
But today’s tweens and teens have also grown up enmeshed with devices in a way their elders didn’t.
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Anna North, Vox, 15 May 2025
The set contains a watermelon toner and strawberry primer with beta hydroxy acid and a lip balm with hyaluronic acid, all ingredients dermatologists say tweens should avoid.
—Julia Ingram, CBS News, 22 May 2025
Designed to be affordable and accessible, the course is open to all tweens, regardless of background, geographic location, or prior experience.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 22 May 2025
Popular among tweens and teenagers, Five Below is known for offering a variety of merchandise including snacks, tech gadgets, beauty items and home decor, with most products priced between $1 and $5.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2025
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Anna North, Vox, 15 May 2025
The set contains a watermelon toner and strawberry primer with beta hydroxy acid and a lip balm with hyaluronic acid, all ingredients dermatologists say tweens should avoid.
—Julia Ingram, CBS News, 22 May 2025
Designed to be affordable and accessible, the course is open to all tweens, regardless of background, geographic location, or prior experience.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 22 May 2025
Popular among tweens and teenagers, Five Below is known for offering a variety of merchandise including snacks, tech gadgets, beauty items and home decor, with most products priced between $1 and $5.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tween
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But teenagers, particularly young girls, who see TikToks showcasing the content creators' opulent lifestyle, may get the impression that being an OnlyFans star is aspirational.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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The caller reported three teenagers stole the victim’s car at gunpoint, the news release states.—
Samara Gerstle,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 June 2025
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To date, Victoria’s Voice Foundation has positively impacted over 1.5 million parents and children through its education programs, including one designed to help parents recognize the warning signs of risk and drug use in their kids — the very signs David and I missed so many years ago.—
Jackie Siegel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 June 2025
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Morrison is 32 now — older, wiser, a lot more worldly than the kid who got into trouble, ended up in court and left Old Trafford without fulfilling that rare potential.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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Her mother, now an author, was a Freudian therapist who worked with children and adolescents.—
Dodie Kazanjian,
Vogue,
5 June 2025
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Even more revealing, research shows that up to 22% of children and adolescents struggle with disordered eating.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
3 June 2025
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The battery is mounted to the body and then twisted – one notch to engage a child lock and ensure your youngster doesn't accidentally engage the powerful cutting machine, and another twist to engage battery power.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 June 2025
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The youngsters were all finding a way to play and stay ready by working together.—
Tony East,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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The Alamo, an underground nightclub in Summerville, was packed at around 3 a.m. when Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) stormed the building, recovering firearms, bulk cash, seven potential trafficking victims and a missing juvenile.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2025
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One of the people who was hiding was a juvenile, who deputies say witnessed Waite fatally shoot a woman in the head in the kitchen, the station reported.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2025
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Gabriel Byrne shows up as a nasty villain known as the Chancellor, who has kidnaped the adorable moppet Ella (Ava Joyce McCarthy) and whisked her off to a bucolic Alpine village where a society of ruthless killers are able to raise, and train, their children in peace.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
6 June 2025
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The Girl with the Needle portrays that girl as a blonde moppet named Erena (Avo Knox Martin) to whom Karoline becomes a surrogate mother.—
Esther Zuckerman,
TIME,
6 Dec. 2024
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The Sundays, by contrast, invites the chaos and the kiddos in, offering barefoot luxury, but with highchairs and baby monitors.—
Alli Forde,
Travel + Leisure,
6 June 2025
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There’s space for climbing, swinging, reading, sitting (because every little needs a break), a basketball hoop (and mini court in rug form), plenty of storage for toys, and a cozy corner for the kiddos and Shannon and Josh, too.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
5 June 2025
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But other sources say Disney just outbid Netflix, fostering their already strong kiddie portfolio of Bluey, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, and old episodes of Disneyland narrated by former nazis.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
26 May 2025
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The Joker’s season sank in the kiddie pool for the second spring in a row.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
27 May 2025
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“Tween.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tween. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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