1
: one that booms
2
: one that joins a rush of settlers to a boom area
3
: a transient worker (such as a bridge builder)
4
: a person born during a baby boom : baby boomer
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Are boomers propping up the economy?
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 1 June 2026
As the show’s plot advances, more and more of its concerns come to echo those of its presumptive boomer audience.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 31 May 2026
Gridiron-minded boomers will assert that, in 1969, Joe Namath’s Jets scored, in Super Bowl III, the greatest of all Gotham miracles.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 30 May 2026
Empty-nest boomers, on the other hand, own at least 20% of large homes everywhere in the country.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 25 May 2026
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 1 June 2026
As the show’s plot advances, more and more of its concerns come to echo those of its presumptive boomer audience.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 31 May 2026
Gridiron-minded boomers will assert that, in 1969, Joe Namath’s Jets scored, in Super Bowl III, the greatest of all Gotham miracles.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 30 May 2026
Empty-nest boomers, on the other hand, own at least 20% of large homes everywhere in the country.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 25 May 2026
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“Boomer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boomer. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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