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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
Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
And it's not limited to any one age group.
—Robbie Owens, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 8 Feb. 2026
Counselors supervise age-appropriate activities for children aged 6 months to 17 years.
—Fran Golden, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
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Noun
The move to Connecticut came later, and Bessette also worked throughout her teen-age years.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
And it's not limited to any one age group.
—Robbie Owens, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
Verb
Due to a nearly two-decade-long decline in new construction, the country’s housing stock is aging.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 8 Feb. 2026
Counselors supervise age-appropriate activities for children aged 6 months to 17 years.
—Fran Golden, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for age
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Particularly in the era of LLM chatbots, which will flatter us and every one of our thoughts in conversation, self-inflicting this type of harsh criticism upon ourselves and our cherished ideas may seem especially unnerving.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
10 Feb. 2026
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Clayton Kershaw, a Hall of Fame lock in any era, will debut on the 2031 ballot.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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Thompson is in the twilight of his career and is still one of the deadliest shooters in the NBA.—
Mike Curtis,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Feb. 2026
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The hour of twilight grew denser.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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Tolerance for ambivalence, the ability to endure complexity, mixed feelings, and unresolved tension, is a cornerstone of emotional maturity.—
Rabbi Bruce D. Forman,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Feb. 2026
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The sterling issue includes an ultra-rare 100-year note — the first sale with such an extreme maturity by a technology firm since the dot-com era, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Villainous weirdos like Bronze Age Pervert, Curtis Yarvin, or Jack Donovan who populate the ranks of far-right intellectuals are obsessed with their own fabulism about antiquity, reminding one of the murderous gaggle of privileged college kids in Donna Tart’s 1993 campus novel The Secret History.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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But the capital holds one of the world’s largest collections of European art at the Kunsthistorisches Museum—among the most beautiful museums in the world—where pieces range from Roman antiquities to Renaissance-era armor that once belonged to Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I.—
Lane Nieset,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Meanwhile, the bloom of illicit pot grows on private land has been demanding California’s attention, a growing problem since voters legalized cannabis in 2016.—
Rachel Becker,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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With increasing production complexity and a growing shortage of skilled labor, the Group views Physical AI systems as a robust solution to address gaps in both areas.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Feb. 2026
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Kaley watched an average of four minutes and 9 seconds of videos recommended by YouTube’s autoplay feature per day, Li said.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Doyle says the lookout’s closure had cut business at Christina’s Cafe to three or four customers per day, killing her profit margin.—
Trista Kurniawan,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Those tush-pushes can’t beat you if The Winter Soldier’s facing third-and-forevers.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
17 Jan. 2026
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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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Even the winter sun seemed to recognize the gravity of the moment, breaking through the clouds to illuminate the private dining room for the entirety of that historic afternoon.—
Pin Yen Tan 9 min ago,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Police were dispatched to the White House official’s address that afternoon after a witness reported a suspicious person.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Age.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/age. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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