the middle-aged

noun

: middle-aged people : people between the age of about 40 and the age of about 60

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In his earliest appearances as Sam, Kani had to apply gray makeup to his beard and temples to be believable as the middle-aged employee. — Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026

Of course his challenge led a recent interview with The Athletic down nostalgia lane for the middle-aged participants last week. — Larry Holder, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026

Norman Bates, the middle-aged proprietor, is having an argument with his mother. — Therie Hendrey-Seabrook, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Mar. 2026

But in the decades since, as some countries have taken steps toward reducing the burden of midlife depression in their society, mental health for the middle-aged has become a distinctly American problem. — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for the middle-aged

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