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 Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2025
According to Daniel Dale, senior reporter and fact-checker for CNN, all of these claims are false.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2025
Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2025
Admission is $8 for ages 13 and older, $5 for children 3-12 and seniors 65 or older and free for children younger than 3.
—Kathryn Kovalenko, Twin Cities, 13 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Jevon McIver The senior cornerback gets a slight nod as the best cover corner during fall camp.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2025
According to Daniel Dale, senior reporter and fact-checker for CNN, all of these claims are false.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2025
Noun
Watts, a senior from St. James Academy; Wimes, a junior from St. Teresa’s Academy; and Castans, a junior out of Marcus High in Flower Mound, Texas, recently were named preseason all-conference.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2025
Admission is $8 for ages 13 and older, $5 for children 3-12 and seniors 65 or older and free for children younger than 3.
—Kathryn Kovalenko, Twin Cities, 13 Aug. 2025
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The former logo — which featured an elderly man with his arm resting on a barrel — has been replaced with a simpler version, sans old man and barrel.—
TJ Macias,
Kansas City Star,
22 Aug. 2025
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This sparse drama follows Earl Stone (played by Eastwood, who also directed), a elderly veteran of the Korean War who has spent most of his life prioritizing his horticulture work over family.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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No offense to landscapes and wildlife painting and portraits of ancestors–Burgess does all of that, too–but here was something different, provocative.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Though the efforts of our ancestors were often met with devastating backlash, the truth remains: this is the blueprint.—
Essence,
Essence,
19 Aug. 2025
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The attack was reminiscent of a drunken 2003 New Year’s Eve clash at a Staten Island firehouse that led to a firefighter being repeatedly struck with a chair and hospitalized, and a half-dozen firefighters and their superiors being suspended and reassigned for drinking on the job.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
13 Aug. 2025
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Accessibility and Sustainability There are two room types at the Adler Dolomiti that are wheelchair accessible, the family superior and the double-room superior.—
Tomeka Jones,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Aug. 2025
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Prior to being tabbed as Head of School, Johnson was LFA’s dean of faculty from 2017-2024 plus being a member of history and social sciences department.—
Daniel I. Dorfman,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Aug. 2025
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Each person’s risk for diseases such as measles varies, said Dr. Lewis Nelson, dean of Florida Atlantic University’s Schmidt College of Medicine.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
18 Aug. 2025
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Since her freshman year, Elizabeth has been visiting a local hospice—playing piano for elders, going on walks with them, and learning about their lives.—
Joshua Bennett,
The Atlantic,
15 Aug. 2025
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These companies have even been caught intentionally selling scammers data belonging to elders (who, unsurprisingly, later fell victim to elder fraud).—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Something his predecessors, Ashanti Hamilton, Arnitta Holliman, Reggie Moore, and Terry Perry, had to do as well since the office was founded in 2008.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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What Tehran saw was continuity; Biden, like his predecessor, wanted regime change in Iran.—
Vali Nasr,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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England Women’s Soccer Manager Joins RTS Cambridge Lineup England women’s soccer manager Sarina Wiegman will chat with YouTube’s boss in the UK at next month’s RTS Cambridge Convention.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
27 Aug. 2025
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Hodge was sidelined by oblique and shoulder issues in the first half of the season and seems stuck in Triple-A. No one would have blamed manager Craig Counsell for trying to pressure his bosses into trading for a veteran closer like Jhoan Duran, David Bednar or Kyle Finnegan.—
Phil Rogers,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Rod is an industry veteran with a proven history of critical and commercial success, including BioShock Infinite, Gears of War, and Diablo.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
19 Aug. 2025
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Formats industry veteran Nina Etspüler is joining BBC Studios Germany to launch a dedicated comedy and reality genre label.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Senior.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senior. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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