teenagers

noun

plural of teenager
as in teens
someone who is between 13 and 19 years old Their daughter is a teenager. The show is very popular among teenagers.

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Recent Examples of teenagers But that sympathy can’t quite make up for the galling fact of Nelson’s sons, now teenagers stuck in limbo as a father figure stubbornly insists on courting further ruin. — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026 The teen is being charged as an adult under Georgia's SB440 law, which gives adult superior courts jurisdiction over teenagers aged 13 to 17 accused of specific violent felonies. — Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2026 Assassination-for-hire is the tragicomic domain of people looking for someone to kill a spouse or a rival but getting blackmailed by teenagers pretending to be hit men in the process. — Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026 This trend has amassed millions of likes and thousands of videos, and serves as a reminder of the volatility of teen relationships as well as the importance of talking about dating with teenagers. — Stephanie Kasulka, Parents, 1 Sep. 2026 For generations, the SAT has loomed large in the lives of teenagers. — Rund Abdelfatah, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026 The youth center has been a community staple for decades where children and teenagers turned for academic support and recreation. — Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026 Identification or facial recognition verification systems will be used to make sure teenagers aren’t using regular Instagram accounts. — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 28 Aug. 2026 For teenagers, getting a driver’s license is a rite of passage. — Joseph Hernandez august 28, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teenagers
  1. teens
  2. kids
  3. youths
  4. children
  5. minors
  6. toddlers
Noun
  • Primetime will trace the origins of Hansen’s famed series To Catch a Predator, the wildly popular program that exposed alleged pedophiles by using hidden cameras to capture adults trying to meet underage teens in online chat rooms.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Decoys posing as young teens lured the men to sting locations, mostly set up at private homes in quiet communities.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of teens
Noun
  • The passage about the group of hippies going out to the pueblo and giving the Native kids LSD and hooking up on the tribe’s sacred ground until they get run off is priceless.
    — Maggie McGowan, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Each year, Kenny Wilson and her husband pile their two kids into the car and drive hours from her Texas home to a cruise port in Galveston.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of kids
Noun
  • On that day, the Supreme Court ruled that the state of Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ youths violated the 1st Amendment’s free-speech clause.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Both youths were taken to Elmhurst Hospital in stable condition.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of youths
Noun
  • But in late July, the Wittes told families Nova Roots was closing, leaving them scrambling to enroll their children elsewhere.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Clancy, who was accused of murdering her three children in January 2023, has been in the national spotlight the last few weeks as her trial was live-streamed.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of children
Noun
  • While existing law prevents health care providers from providing gender affirming procedures for minors, the bill would bar them from performing, attempting to perform, or referring a minor for this care.
    — Emma Murphy, Oklahoma Voice, 31 Mar. 2026
Definition of minors
Noun
  • The Ramones’ appeal and fame crosses genders and ages, as onstage vocal guests — and an audience that included toddlers on shoulders — proved.
    — Katherine Turman, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2026
  • There’s a toy section, too, with options for toddlers, teens and adults.
    — Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of toddlers

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“Teenagers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teenagers. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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