as in elderly
being of advanced years and especially past middle age
bought special food intended for senior dogs
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as in ancestor
one who is older than another
since the man next door is my senior by a number of years, I always address him as "Mr. Barton"
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as in superior
one who is above another in rank, station, or office
the young attorney benefited from the mentorship of one of his seniors at the firm
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as in dean
the senior member of a group
when he retires, she will be the senior on the faculty
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as in elder
a person of advanced years
weekday movie matinees are often popular with seniors
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Recent Examples of senior
Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 2025
And senior year turned into a test of leadership when the season started to go sideways.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The primary users are typically seniors aged 65 and older who, despite having these devices at home, often struggle to operate them independently.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Cyrus Artz, senior policy adviser to House Speaker Mike Johnson, greeted one group of actors in a conference room in the Capitol Building.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 2025
And senior year turned into a test of leadership when the season started to go sideways.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Noun
Princeton students confronted by anti-Israel protesters at campus event
Princeton senior Danielle Shapiro joins ‘Fox & Friends’ to discuss how anti-Israel protesters disrupted a campus lecture by a former Israeli prime minister, shouting anti-Semitic chants and targeting students.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The primary users are typically seniors aged 65 and older who, despite having these devices at home, often struggle to operate them independently.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for senior
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In rare cases, salmonella can result in more serious illness and can be fatal in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
4 May 2025
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They were also charged in the Alicia Terrace incident with acting as a home improvement contractor without a license and second-degree larceny, the latter of which police said was elevated based on the victim being elderly.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
1 May 2025
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The creature was an early common ancestor of platypuses and echidnas and the scientists used advanced scanning techniques to take a look at the bone's internal microstructure.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 May 2025
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However, our ancient ancestors used a variety of different substances as sunscreen to protect themselves.—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
1 May 2025
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Harassment from coworkers and superiors as well as guests remains one of the most prevalent challenges hospitality workers face.—
Lauren Giella,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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Anxious slaveholders constructed a rigid hierarchy intended to prevent their numerical superiors from launching large-scale revolts.—
Jelani Cobb,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, the dean of the College of Cardinals, will lead the funeral Mass.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Apr. 2025
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The Mass was presided over by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, the dean of the College of Cardinals, and attended by leaders from all over the world.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
26 Apr. 2025
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Barber had been serving a four-year sentence for robbery, theft/embezzlement from an elder or dependent adult and grand theft at a county reentry program facility.—
Rachel Uranga,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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Aimee had three ministerial assistants and a board of seven elders, along with 21 deacons — 14 of them women.—
Claire Hoffman,
Rolling Stone,
20 Apr. 2025
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Supporters would not respond well to such triumphalism if defeats come more regularly, and as his predecessor Gary O’Neil found, such feel-good sentiments do not take long to dissipate.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Trump blamed his predecessor, Joe Biden, in a post on social media.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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That was just a completely different life, and Lisa was also my boss.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
29 Apr. 2025
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Serve as their bosses’ guardian angels How the candidate interacts with our managers and my receptionist is important, as well.—
Phil Blair,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Apr. 2025
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Abel, a veteran executive in the company, should become Berkshire Hathaway's chief executive at the end of the year, Buffett said.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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Comedy veteran Short has been romantically linked to three-time Oscar winner Streep in real life since last year.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
3 May 2025
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“Senior.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senior. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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