the aged

noun

: old people
providing help for the aged and the sick

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If Higgins had it his way, no one would ever leave Buffalo Trace without their favorite bottle of bourbon, but since the aged spirits take years to complete, it's taken more than a decade for the supply to even closely reach the demand inside the the gift shop. Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 15 July 2025 Late last year the IRS announced that the standard deduction for tax year 2025 would be $15,000 and the additional standard deduction for the aged (65+) or the blind would be $1,600. Amber Gray-Fenner, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025 And that there’s a little bit of respect for the aged still out there. Caleb Harris, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 Now and many generations later, Pickett Chapel continues to shake loose from disrepair as old gives way to a gleam like white hair on the aged. Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the aged

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“The aged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20aged. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.

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