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as in months
a long or seemingly long period of time
it took ages for the clerk to ring up three items
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as in twilight
a later period of one's life
stoically endures all of the aches and pains that come with age
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as in maturity
the state of being an old person
at 88, she gets frustrated by the feebleness that is inevitable with age
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as in antiquity
the state of being something old
the copper monument has acquired the patina of age
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as in to grow
to become mature
as your cat ages and becomes less active, you should change her diet
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Recent Examples of age
Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
But critics of the act, such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation, have said the age verification rules could threaten privacy of all ages.
—Ana Nicolaci Da Costa, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Wile a National Survey on Drug Use study from the same year found that a third of adults aged 18 to 25 had consumed marijuana in the past year, alcohol use still exceeded drug use in the age group by 68%.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Odell emphasized that the structure of Studio DRBZ was well suited to the way content is created and consumed in the social media age.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
But critics of the act, such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation, have said the age verification rules could threaten privacy of all ages.
—Ana Nicolaci Da Costa, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
Researchers at the University of Vienna in Austria linked physical fitness in older adults to changes in blood markers, exploring whether simple blood tests can reflect how someone is aging, according to a new study published in Nature.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Wile a National Survey on Drug Use study from the same year found that a third of adults aged 18 to 25 had consumed marijuana in the past year, alcohol use still exceeded drug use in the age group by 68%.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for age
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By the end, the old Wembley was best viewed from a distance — ideally 15 or 20 years’ distance as the crumbling concrete and antiquated facilities meant the Empire Stadium belonged in the same bygone era as its official name.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Turnover among educators in Wisconsin public schools has declined from pandemic-era highs but remains elevated, according to a new report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum.—
Kayla Huynh,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Is this the twilight of the breakups?—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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China has conducted a noticeable twilight missile test aimed at signaling rather than keeping it secret.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Australian firm’s component is designed specifically for the demanding thermal management needs of megawatt-class hydrogen fuel cell systems and is currently undergoing a technology readiness maturity assessment.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
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The second area Monasterio noted concerns skeletal maturity.—
Sarah Shephard,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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His is one of the few detailed records about pilgrim sites of the Holy Land in late antiquity.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
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Even in antiquity, some thinkers embodied this courage.—
Shai Tubali,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Most pressing is inflation – but there’s also Japan’s demographic crisis, with a rapidly aging population, falling birthrate, shrinking workforce, and growing costs of elder care and welfare.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Short cruises, typically lasting less than a week, are growing in popularity for quick getaways.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Hanke recommends allowing the peso to float for around 60 days, enabling market forces to determine its actual worth in terms of dollars.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
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In cases of a head coach change, student-athletes will have a 15-day consecutive window beginning five days after a new coach is hired or announced.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Oct. 2025
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One way to mess with an option team’s Plan A is to not only stick them with third-and-forevers, but to put them in an early hole, making them throw out of desperation.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
14 Sep. 2019
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Printed with thermochromic ink, the stamp reveals a second image of the moon when a finger is pressed to it, and a sheet of 16 Forever stamps features a map of the eclipse path.—
Meg Jones,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
18 Aug. 2017
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Williams — joined by family members, current and past KU coaches, players and support staff — on Tuesday afternoon cut the ribbon on the room that bears his name.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
8 Oct. 2025
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In the afternoon, the reenactors staged the Battle of Bunker Hill all over again, for the Sunday crowd.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Age.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/age. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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