1
as in older
being of advanced years and especially past middle age
all the young men went to fight in the war; and only the aged and infirm remained behind
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2
as in venerable
dating or surviving from the distant past
a forest of aged and gnarled oaks
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as in progressed
to become mature
as your cat ages and becomes less active, you should change her diet
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Recent Examples of aged
Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Paredes, a middle-aged man with spiky salt-and-pepper hair, was sitting alone in an Aurora courtroom earlier this month.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2025
Max Tani, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025
More impressively, Flacco also became the first player aged 40-plus with back-to-back games of multiple pass touchdowns and a 10-yard run since Doug Flutie back in 2003 with the San Diego Chargers (now Los Angeles Chargers).
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
But instead of the usual office gig, Julia learns that her new job is to watch over a middle-aged man in a vegetative state, who’s been implanted with proprietary AI — and to chaperone him on a cross-country trip.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Paredes, a middle-aged man with spiky salt-and-pepper hair, was sitting alone in an Aurora courtroom earlier this month.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
According to the survey, 54% of women aged 18-54 and 48% of service industry workers were passive news consumers.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025
More impressively, Flacco also became the first player aged 40-plus with back-to-back games of multiple pass touchdowns and a 10-yard run since Doug Flutie back in 2003 with the San Diego Chargers (now Los Angeles Chargers).
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aged
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Bari Weiss is poised to revamp one of the nation’s most venerable down-the-middle news outlets, CBS News.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
24 Oct. 2025
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The venerable house of Chapoutier goes back to 1808, and today it is run by Michel Chapoutier, who took over from his predecessor at the young age of 26.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
23 Oct. 2025
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Shadene Butchart, 58, started off on a Blue Cross bronze plan -- or the lowest tier -- but, as her disease progressed, the couple decided to upgrade to a gold plan, the highest tier, which covers a higher percentage of her health care costs.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
21 Oct. 2025
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The friendship has progressed, and my sister feels jealous and threatened by it.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Longer term plans include designing Robin to help elderly patients change their clothes and go to the bathroom.—
HALLIE GOLDEN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
26 Oct. 2025
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One man in the crowd can be seen laughing, another man holds his head in his hands, while a despondent elderly couple gets up and leaves.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Then, in the thirteenth century, refinements to an ancient technology, the compass, led to its widespread adoption by sailors.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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At the time that the cut was identified, researchers proposed that the mark proved that First Peoples butchered ancient megafauna.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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The second photo was noticeably different from the first, instead showing a recent image of heavy machinery smoothing gravel where lush green grass once grew.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Prestige beauty, which sits within the division, grew at mid-single digits as the overall market showed gradual improvement.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The residency blues In politics, fighting over where candidates live is a tale as old as time.—
Hayleigh Colombo,
IndyStar,
24 Oct. 2025
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Lutnick handed the reins of the company to his 27-year-old son, and his other son also works at Cantor.—
Melanie Hicken,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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Isla Marambio will be released as part of Cask World’s Continent Series, which will feature whisky matured on all eight continents (including Zealandia which is represented by New Zealand in this series).—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
24 Oct. 2025
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As the company matured, Enzo Ferrari was fanatical about wanted to keep control of the product and its development, keeping as much in-house as was possible, even as Fiat became the company's majority shareholder.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The ReviveRX Cream is an anti-aging treatment that combines 10% azelaic acid, 4% niacinamide, and tretinoin (strengths vary, depending on prescribed treatment).—
Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
10 Oct. 2025
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While anti-aging focuses on achieving a younger appearance, skin longevity emphasizes that prioritizing healthy skin does more than just give you an outward glow.—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Aged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aged. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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