as in older
being of advanced years and especially past middle age
elderly people who stay active are usually the healthiest and the happiest
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Recent Examples of elderly
The action jumps forward decades, with an elderly Sammie relaxing at a bar after a set.
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Jan. 2026
Elevators in apartment blocks stopped working, trapping elderly residents in their homes, and people have become used to the loud hum of generators.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 11 Jan. 2026
On Thursday, Lynch barricaded himself in an eighth-floor room at the hospital, cutting himself and taking an elderly man and a hospital security guard hostage, police said.
—Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2026
Miguel Segura’s elderly parents live in a village in Veracruz, Mexico, far from the staging area set up Friday as police and firefighters searched the Fox River and surrounding area for the 52-year-old man missing for more than six weeks.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Jan. 2026
Elevators in apartment blocks stopped working, trapping elderly residents in their homes, and people have become used to the loud hum of generators.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 11 Jan. 2026
On Thursday, Lynch barricaded himself in an eighth-floor room at the hospital, cutting himself and taking an elderly man and a hospital security guard hostage, police said.
—Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2026
Miguel Segura’s elderly parents live in a village in Veracruz, Mexico, far from the staging area set up Friday as police and firefighters searched the Fox River and surrounding area for the 52-year-old man missing for more than six weeks.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elderly
Adjective
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To play the 18th-century religious leader Ann Lee, for instance, Amanda Seyfried gave up Botox, her anti-aging intervention of choice, for an entire year, in addition to eschewing makeup on set.—
Margaux Anbouba,
Vogue,
8 Jan. 2026
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Shoppers are impressed by the now-$20 anti-aging serum.—
Sophie Wirt,
InStyle,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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His multicourse omakase shows off the chef’s restrained minimalist Edomae style and love of aged fish.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
13 Jan. 2026
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The narrator’s description of Bud’s psychology can read like every other account of middle-aged frailty.—
Niela Orr,
Vulture,
13 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Brake gently as needed - Brake normally if the vehicle has anti-lock brakes and pump brakes gently if in an older vehicle.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Jan. 2026
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Come late January or early February, Denver could be down its defensive coordinator, a whiz-kid offensive mind, and a slightly older whiz-kid defensive mind.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Elderly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elderly. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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