as in older
being of advanced years and especially past middle age
elderly people who stay active are usually the healthiest and the happiest
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Recent Examples of elderly
There was South Gate, where former Mayor and Treasurer Albert Robles was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison in 2006 on corruption charges and an elderly council member survived a gunshot wound to the head in a case that was never solved.
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
The victims, many of them elderly, were accused of using voodoo to harm the gang leader’s son.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025
He was charged him with two counts of battery, four counts of criminal mischief and abusing an elderly or disabled adult; Allen lost his left arm after a 1984 car accident.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 22 Apr. 2025
Fewer caregivers are available to support a growing elderly population.
—Robert B. Tucker, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
The victims, many of them elderly, were accused of using voodoo to harm the gang leader’s son.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025
He was charged him with two counts of battery, four counts of criminal mischief and abusing an elderly or disabled adult; Allen lost his left arm after a 1984 car accident.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 22 Apr. 2025
Fewer caregivers are available to support a growing elderly population.
—Robert B. Tucker, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elderly
Adjective
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Grossman’s signature creation for the Martinez bar is an aged Negroni.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
13 May 2025
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Wines are then aged differentially—rosé and effervescent in steel, Sangiovese in large Slavonian oak casks, and Aglianico and Nero d’Avola in French oak barrels.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
Adjective
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Applicants must be 6 years or older as of the beginning of Oct. 4 to participate.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 May 2025
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Of course, the new standard will be backward-compatible with Wi-Fi 6 devices, as well as older Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) and Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) ones.—
Iyaz Akhtar,
PC Magazine,
13 May 2025
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“Elderly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elderly. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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