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ages 1 of 2

noun

plural of age

as in days

an extent of time associated with a particular person or thing the Bronze Age marks the beginning of the use of metal by ancient peoples

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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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ages

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of age

as in progresses

to become mature as your cat ages and becomes less active, you should change her diet

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Noun

Their soft tissue powderized ages ago, and some bones are now missing, including all of the princesses’ skulls. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 17 July 2026 This summer, people of all ages are getting an opportunity to wade and cool off in the river at a downtown park. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026 Odean and her husband switched from Verizon to get the lifetime T-Mobile price lock in 2017, signing up for a two-line plan specifically marketed to people ages 55 and over. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026 Admission $26 ages 15-61; $22 ages 62 and older; $21 ages 3-14 (weekend admission prices; lower admission prices during weekdays; admission varies by date). — Holly Andres, Daily News, 16 July 2026 Of course, the answer to the question of whether to take your kids to see The Odyssey largely depends on your kids’ ages as well as on what kind of entertainment they’ve already been exposed to. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 July 2026 The 44 children, ages four months to 17 years, are in 18 households. — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026 The quaint downtown is easily walkable and peppered with shops that have been family run for generations and restaurants loved by all ages. — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 16 July 2026 Those infected ranged from ages 5 to 86 years old, and though there have been hospitalizations, there have yet to be any deaths from the condition. — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 9 July 2026

Verb

Children ages 6-11, in the early elementary years, are still developing socially. — Elizabeth Dowdell, Fortune, 15 July 2026 Children ages 6-11, in the early elementary years, are still developing socially. — Elizabeth Dowdell, The Conversation, 6 July 2026 Children ages 3 to 9 can get either one-day, one-park tickets or one-day Park Hopper passes for $50. — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026 Drivers ages 21-34 represented the highest percentage (48%) of impaired drivers involved in fatal crashes during this period. — Aaa - Mountain Group, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026 The wine then ages 18 months in first and second-use barrels. — Forbes.com, 20 June 2026 In America, wealth skews decisively toward those who are older; Americans ages 45 and under control only 11% of the nation's wealth, per household data from the Federal Reserve. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 18 June 2026 Some 14% of older adults in the United States — and 21% of women ages 50 to 64 — are now clinically addicted to ultraprocessed foods, according to the Yale Food Addiction Scale. — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 17 June 2026 Social Security's looming depletion dates come as the population of individuals ages 50 and over is growing, according to a new AARP report on longevity. — Lorie Konish, CNBC, 3 June 2026

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Noun

In recent days, though, broadcasters have predicted the spectacle will cause the regular half-time break to be extended, much to the annoyance of soccer purists.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
Since a June 9 flight from Los Angeles to Mexico City ahead of the tournament's opening match, the aircraft averaged more than one flight a day and on multiple days made more than three, according to flight-tracking site FlightAware.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026

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Verb

Knight indicated that the village will also be looking for grant funding as the project progresses, including funding from the MWRD.

— Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026
As the day progresses, Mercury retrograde will meet with Mars in a semi-square, increasing nervous tension and impatience in communication.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026

Definition of progresses

Noun

Freier’s email said plans originally sold in the 3G and 4G eras had stricter restrictions on smartphone and hotspot data, little or no international roaming, and a video resolution cap of 480p.

— Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026
Once a landmark that served as Charlotte’s prominent sanctuary for Black nightlife during the segregation and civil rights eras, the Excelsior Club now stands as a lost piece of history after a decade without use.

— Claire Harutunian, Charlotte Observer, 16 July 2026

Definition of eras

Verb

The real question is whether the people of the region will be centered as the destination grows.

— Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
As the bond between the two men grows and Henry works the land beside Carlos, their evolving relationship is potently conveyed through the music Quijada and Robinson make together.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

Definition of grows

Noun

Because of climate, weather, acorn abundance (yes, really) and decisions about land use dating to colonial times, the bugs are indeed getting worse.

— Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Compared with a commercial GPU running the same image-denoising task, the optical system delivered more than a hundred times faster inference while using only about one-ninth of the computational resources.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026

Definition of times

Verb

Abigail Cowen gets off to a rough start as Percy’s almost cartoonishly catty ex-friend, but eventually matures into a real bright spot as Delilah’s marital troubles get a funny-sad subplot of their own.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2026
Also of note, those barrels are different from what Jack usually matures its whiskey in.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2026

Definition of matures

Noun

General Motors Anderson sees design and human ingenuity falling into three main epochs, beginning with thousands of years of empirical design that saw creators largely mimicking nature, building and testing models, and advancing from there—slowly, expensively, and narrowly focused.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 17 June 2026
Other lines of circumstantial evidence also suggest shockingly large objects roamed the early epochs of our solar system.

— Jenna Ahart, Scientific American, 9 June 2026

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