the middle-aged
noun
: middle-aged people : people between the age of about 40 and the age of about 60
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Phoebe Bridgers [told me] there is a real similarity to the middle-aged male brain and the adolescent teenage girl brain.
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Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 5 June 2025
There’s the middle-aged coach who’s out of his depth, taking an all-or-nothing shot on an unlikely star.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 June 2025
All these programs and council bills being discussed are aimed at the juveniles, the young healthy adults, the single parents and the middle-aged.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 6 June 2025
In the near future, threats at the lowest tier of Israel’s air defense could be either met by the venerable Vulcan, the middle-aged Iron Dome, or the futuristic Iron Beam.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
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Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 5 June 2025
There’s the middle-aged coach who’s out of his depth, taking an all-or-nothing shot on an unlikely star.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 June 2025
All these programs and council bills being discussed are aimed at the juveniles, the young healthy adults, the single parents and the middle-aged.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 6 June 2025
In the near future, threats at the lowest tier of Israel’s air defense could be either met by the venerable Vulcan, the middle-aged Iron Dome, or the futuristic Iron Beam.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
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“The middle-aged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20middle-aged. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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