age difference
noun
: the amount by which ages are different
There's a 15-year age difference between her oldest and youngest children.
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Despite their 26-year age gap, a source told the Daily Mail in May 2025 that the age difference is one of the reasons de Armas attracted to Cruise.
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Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 8 July 2025
And this is where your age difference really matters.
—Steve Hruby, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
According to Butler, the characters from the original book series were supposed to have a 10-year age difference.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2025
However, a seven-year age difference between Phillippe and Natalie Portman, who plays Padmé Amidala throughout the Star Wars prequel trilogy, took him out of the running.
—Sharareh Drury, People.com, 12 May 2025
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Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 8 July 2025
And this is where your age difference really matters.
—Steve Hruby, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
According to Butler, the characters from the original book series were supposed to have a 10-year age difference.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2025
However, a seven-year age difference between Phillippe and Natalie Portman, who plays Padmé Amidala throughout the Star Wars prequel trilogy, took him out of the running.
—Sharareh Drury, People.com, 12 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for age difference
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“Age difference.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/age%20difference. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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