underage

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Recent Examples of underage After sneaking past the bouncer, her underage mind is almost instantly blown by the sight of Santa Monica (Fineman). Peter Debruge, Variety, 15 Mar. 2025 The girls were then advertised as underage prostitutes, police said. Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025 Although many online gambling venues have terms of service that bar underage use, some teens use deceitful methods to sidestep state law. Adam Hudacek, Baltimore Sun, 10 Mar. 2025 In a second criminal case opened in August 2024, they are also being investigated for allegedly trafficking underage girls. Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for underage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underage
Adjective
  • Miller Gardner, the teenage son of New York Yankees player Brett Gardner, has died.
    Nicholas Rice, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Finally, a Chicago woman and her teenage son left the US for Spain after a heartbreaking family tragedy.
    Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • At 35, the Illinois native is the band’s youngest member.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Amaechi makes the case that a positive experience of sport can lead to much more than a healthy lifestyle and a sense of community, especially since the notion of emotional stoicism has paralyzed so many young men.
    Don Riddell, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Aftershocks are typically minor adjustments along the portion of a fault that slipped at the time of the initial earthquake.
    William B. Davis, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The incident, while ultimately only a minor one, did impact the rest of their vacation.
    Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • But behind the image of youthful confidence lies a question increasingly whispered by allies and adversaries alike: Can Bardella, who has no experience in government, really lead?
    Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Audiences witness the characters’ lives unfold backward, from their fractured adult friendships to their youthful optimism.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The low-scoring adolescent may not have enjoyed those same advantages and may have experienced stress due to poverty.
    Dalton Conley, TIME, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Disturbing New Details Emerge About the State of the Global Climate Chronic Climate Stressors Hadfield and her team identified three main ways that climate change affected adolescent mental health.
    Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Alec Baldwin is learning a thing or two from his preteen daughter.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Ride Horseback in Canyon de Chelly, Arizona One May day, saddled atop two small horses perfect for our short frames, my teenage daughter and I followed a Diné woman and her preteen son up the low, brown waters of Chinle Creek and into the deep ochre Canyon de Chelly (pronounced de-shay).
    Outside Online, Outside Online, 12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Adult males, called boars, are emerging from their dens this month, with females and juvenile bears expected to follow in April and early May.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
  • But with the White House continuing to insist that Goldberg lied and that nothing was classified, The Atlantic called their bluff and published them in full, complete with missile-launch schedules and juvenile fist-bump emojis.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • He’s been there; Harper was emotional — at times, immature — as a younger player.
    Matt Gelb, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
  • From its opening scenes, Severance has presented the procedure the show is named for as a kind of birth, the spawning of a new, immature being.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2025

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“Underage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underage. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.

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