PRETEEN-AGERS Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

preteen-agers

noun

plural of preteen-ager

as in teenagers

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Noun

Mumbai — Outside the aircraft hangar-sized venue, the crowd of Gen Z office workers and teenagers is thickening.

— Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
Before Estes and the NAR, teenagers were making their own fuel for model rockets and the lack of regulation often led to severe injuries.

— Harry Bennett, Space.com, 3 July 2026

Definition of teenagers

Noun

Most wisdom teeth come out in the late teens or early twenties, meaning the cells inside tend to be younger and in better condition than tissue collected later in adulthood.

— Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026
Children’s Mercy treated more than a dozen children and teens for firework injuries this Independence Day week, according to the hospital.

— Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026

Definition of teens

Noun

The eagles — and occasionally their chicks — could be seen on Friends of Big Bear Valley’s livestream heading into Sunday evening.

— Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Pittsburgh's National Aviary recently hatched two Guam kingfisher chicks, a species extinct in the wild.

— Finch Walker, USA Today, 3 July 2026

Definition of chicks

Noun

In contrast, clip-on, open-ear buds like the Sony LinkBuds Clip leave the ear canal entirely unblocked.

— Paul Monckton, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
The antibody targets a protein called USAG-1, which normally suppresses the growth of latent tooth buds humans carry beneath their existing teeth.

— Allison Palmer July 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2026

Definition of buds

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But those programs are targeted to youths growing up in poverty or foster care, plus children who lost a parent to COVID-19.

— Moriah Balingit, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
The city’s Office of Youth Opportunity provides career, development and safety support for Charlotte youths.

— Diamy Wang, Charlotte Observer, 29 June 2026

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