1
: the fact of being old
She died of old age.
2
: the time of life when a person is old
He's getting sweeter in his old age.
: of, for, or relating to old people
an old-age home
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
The deep dive into Chaplin’s working methods is compelling and illuminating, and the shooting script itself shows that the always politically and philosophically probing Chaplin hadn’t lost any of his fire or originality in his old age.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2025
Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
The old-age Rolling Stones tour came true as Mick Jagger and Keith Richards have continued to do shows into their 80s.
—Zoe Kaplan, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The June 2025 Social Security and Medicare trustees’ report states that Social Security’s trust funds, which cover old age and disability recipients, will be unable to pay full benefits beginning in 2034.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
The deep dive into Chaplin’s working methods is compelling and illuminating, and the shooting script itself shows that the always politically and philosophically probing Chaplin hadn’t lost any of his fire or originality in his old age.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
These measures have accelerated the insolvency of the old-age benefits program.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
The old-age Rolling Stones tour came true as Mick Jagger and Keith Richards have continued to do shows into their 80s.
—Zoe Kaplan, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Old age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/old%20age. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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