teenager
noun
teen·ag·er
ˈtēn-ˌā-jər 
plural teenagers
: someone who is between 13 and 19 years old
He began singing as a teenager.
Most teenagers firmly believe they have the most embarrassing parents in the world.—
Allison Pearson
Allison PearsonIt's been a tumultuous summer for America's hottest and fastest-growing social media app, one that's particularly popular with teenagers.—Scott Nover
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The show — which ran for four seasons until 2011 — chronicled Miley Stewart (Cyrus), a typical teenager who secretly had a double life as the famous pop star Hannah Montana.
—Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2024
During the lithium war in a future Bolivia, a Quechua teenager decides to become a surrogate to escape poverty, facing her mother’s fury and unleashing a family conflict in the midst of social turbulence, the synopsis runs.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 12 Aug. 2024
The teenager pressed the ball to his chin, ripped his elbows back and forth, kicked an outlet pass up the floor and hockey-assisted a 3-pointer.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2024
Filled with melodramatic plot twists, the campy soap set in the fictional Collinsport, Maine, quickly became a hit with teenagers (the late afternoon airtime was perfect for post-school TV watching) and maintained a cult following long after its cancellation in 1971 after 1,225 episodes.
—Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Aug. 2024
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Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2024
During the lithium war in a future Bolivia, a Quechua teenager decides to become a surrogate to escape poverty, facing her mother’s fury and unleashing a family conflict in the midst of social turbulence, the synopsis runs.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 12 Aug. 2024
The teenager pressed the ball to his chin, ripped his elbows back and forth, kicked an outlet pass up the floor and hockey-assisted a 3-pointer.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2024
Filled with melodramatic plot twists, the campy soap set in the fictional Collinsport, Maine, quickly became a hit with teenagers (the late afternoon airtime was perfect for post-school TV watching) and maintained a cult following long after its cancellation in 1971 after 1,225 episodes.
—Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Aug. 2024
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“Teenager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teenager. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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