ÉMINENCES GRISES Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

éminences grises

noun

plural of éminence grise

as in elder statesmen

the senior member of a group the revered éminence grise of Civil War historians

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Noun

Yesterday’s punk, grunge, and rebel-outsider upstarts have an uncanny way of evolving into today’s elder statesmen of respectable infamy.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
The squad’s elder statesmen set standards on the pitch and in the dressing room to help their more junior colleagues along their journey.

— Andy Naylor, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

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This account is based on interviews with more than a dozen producers, studio executives, lawmakers and film industry veterans.

— Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Centenarian veterans living in Gwinnett County, or people who know an eligible veteran, can submit information through the county's online form.

— CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of veterans

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Over the course of the last three weeks, some of the biggest names in the business of reporting on (and pontificating about) sports media have transformed themselves into a scruffy simulacrum of the town elders from Footloose.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Aug. 2026
This would be a step forward in supporting the people who, by some estimates, save the government more than a billion dollars each year by providing unpaid care for our vulnerable elders.

— Medora Lee, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026

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