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as in months
a long or seemingly long period of time
it took ages for the clerk to ring up three items
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as in twilight
a later period of one's life
stoically endures all of the aches and pains that come with age
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as in maturity
the state of being an old person
at 88, she gets frustrated by the feebleness that is inevitable with age
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as in antiquity
the state of being something old
the copper monument has acquired the patina of age
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as in to grow
to become mature
as your cat ages and becomes less active, you should change her diet
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Recent Examples of age
Katia Riddle, NPR, 16 June 2025
In some of the newest wave of sextortion cases, schemers lure children and young adults into sharing illicit photos by pretending to be someone who's about the same age.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 15 June 2025
Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
There's also the question of whether or not Robert Pattinson might age out of the role.
—Michileen Martin, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
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Noun
Among other changes, parents of children ages 7 and older would be required to work 20 hours a week to maintain eligibility.
—Katia Riddle, NPR, 16 June 2025
In some of the newest wave of sextortion cases, schemers lure children and young adults into sharing illicit photos by pretending to be someone who's about the same age.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 15 June 2025
Verb
The aging facility’s operations will move to other plants in Wisconsin and Kansas.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
There's also the question of whether or not Robert Pattinson might age out of the role.
—Michileen Martin, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for age
Noun
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The archive name comes from a scientific phenomenon from the Cold War era.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 June 2025
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The Eldorado Ballroom opened in 1939 as an Art Deco venue hosting Black social clubs during the Jim Crow era.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
18 June 2025
Noun
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Adding to the litany of shabbiness is the fact that the company is in its twilight.—
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
22 June 2025
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In contrast, heading south, the duration of twilight is shorter.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
19 June 2025
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James made a name for himself as a versatile, team-first player who brings leadership and maturity on the floor, and a strong sense of purpose.—
Shane Connuck
June 26,
Charlotte Observer,
27 June 2025
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Thompson believes the magic lies in the dramatic difference in physical appearance and maturity levels between campers and counselors, but the relatively small gap in their ages.—
Ashleigh N. DeLuca,
Parents,
27 June 2025
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First and foremost, the movie is a period piece revisiting the horrors of the AIDS epidemic with actual horror, transforming HIV-positive patients into humans whose bodies gradually turn to marble, like X-Men crossed with the Greek antiquities wing at the Louvre.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
19 May 2025
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America had brought into the world an agent of displacement no less profound than what antiquity had known — the raw power of capitalism.—
Andrew Moore,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
Verb
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This mat-forming perennial grows just 4 to 6 inches tall but spreads up to two feet, covering the soil with a dense mosslike carpet of evergreen foliage.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
19 June 2025
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The growing fear that Israel may attack the Islamic Republic’s nuclear facilities adds terrifying uncertainty to the war.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
19 June 2025
Noun
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Don't store them on your counter longer than one or two days.—
Jessica Farthing,
Southern Living,
21 June 2025
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As a condition of the driver alcohol education program, Read’s driver’s license will also be suspended for up to 90 days, according to Massachusetts law.—
Elise Hammond,
CNN Money,
21 June 2025
Noun
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One way to mess with an option team’s Plan A is to not only stick them with third-and-forevers, but to put them in an early hole, making them throw out of desperation.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
14 Sep. 2019
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Printed with thermochromic ink, the stamp reveals a second image of the moon when a finger is pressed to it, and a sheet of 16 Forever stamps features a map of the eclipse path.—
Meg Jones,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
18 Aug. 2017
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Daytime temperatures may reach 97 degrees on Saturday, with a peak afternoon heat index of 106, according to the National Weather Service.—
William Tong,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2025
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And the forecast calls for a 60% chance of rain and thunderstorms this Sunday afternoon along the same route in Fort Lauderdale, according to the National Weather Service in Miami.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
21 June 2025
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“Age.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/age. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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