aged

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adjective \ ˈā-jəd , ˈājd ; ˈājd for sense 1b \

Definition of aged

1 :grown old: such as

a :of an advanced age

an aged man

b :having attained a specified age

a man aged 40 years

2 :typical of old age

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agedness

play \ˈā-jəd-nəs\ noun

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Examples of aged in a Sentence

a group of men aged between 20 and 30
all the young men went to fight in the war; and only the aged and infirm remained behind

Recent Examples of aged from the Web

A middle-aged woman stepped outside and called her name.

— kevin sieff, chicagotribune.com, "Ayan Abdi was stuck in a Kenyan refugee camp. A scholarship competition was her only way out.," 27 Aug. 2017
Deaths among middle-aged women in small cities, towns and rural communities have risen the most, according to economists Ann Case and Angus Deaton.

— amy yurkanin, AL.com, "Poor, rural and addicted: Drugs drive surge in white women in prison," 24 Aug. 2017
Proceeds from the album will all go to Parton's own charity, the Imagination Library, which has been mailing free books to preschool-aged children every month for over 20 years.

— lauren matthews, Country Living, "Dolly Parton Is Releasing Her First-Ever Children's Album In October," 16 Aug. 2017
Researchers took skin cells, mostly from children and some from middle-aged men, and inserted the nucleus into a human egg cell that had its own nucleus removed.

— bradley j. fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Unconfirmed report says genetically modified human embryos created for first time," 27 July 2017
An $85 dry-aged rib-eye for two bears the subtlest of nods to Mexico: The accompanying butter is made with achiote, the vibrant red-orange spice native to the Yucatan Peninsula.

— marissa conrad, chicagotribune.com, "Barrio, new restaurant from 'Top Chef' alum Katsuji Tanabe, opens Saturday," 20 July 2017
Slices of raw hiramasa alternate with precisely cut radishes and are served with serrano chile emulsion and charred onion powder; a whole dry-aged Peking duck comes with arepas instead of Chinese pancakes.

— garrett snyder, Los Angeles Magazine, "The Los Angeles Magazine Hot Restaurant List for July 2017," 18 July 2017
The show’s crew had to carefully create structures both alien and aged; just as in the Star Wars prequel movies, these environments had to dazzle with sci-fi sparkle while seeming less advanced than their contemporary counterparts.

— josh kramer, The Atlantic, "The Hidden Message in the Architecture of Steven Universe," 12 July 2017
More: Let the Thirsty Pedaler be your vehicle of choice for next pub crawl More: Milkwood, Kaiju and Village Anchor offer fun for those 21 and older Going the bourbon barrel-aged route makes a lot of sense.

— bailey loosemore, The Courier-Journal, "If Kentucky had a state beer, what would it be?," 7 July 2017

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