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variants or ageing

aging

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verb

variants or ageing
present participle of age

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of aging
Adjective
Central to the protocol’s anti-aging effects is its impact on VO2 max, the maximum amount of oxygen your body can utilize during exercise. Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025 Here’s what to know about Russia’s and China’s investments in anti-aging. Chad De Guzman, Time, 4 Sep. 2025 Each mashbill was aged in unique rickhouses and floors, then married together post-aging, according to a news release. Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Sep. 2025 Consumers are exhausted by the same ‘anti-aging’ narrative that brands like Estée Lauder have been spinning for a century. Stephan Rabimov, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 Shoppers with more mature skin are also seeing the anti-aging benefits. Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025 The findings offer new hope in the development of effective anti-aging therapies. New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2025 The lotion is rich in anti-aging ingredients, such as collagen to add plumpness and hyaluronic acid to boost hydration and radiance. Clara McMahon, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
Zlotsky has seen the same story play out again and again, where a woman leaves work to care for her kids, comes back for a second chapter in her career and then, within a couple of years, leaves again to care for her aging parents. Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025 Fueled by an aging population and rising demand for long-term care, senior care and disability services are specifically projected to grow 21%, adding over 528,000 jobs by 2034. Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025 The original red light bulbs were decommissioned in the mid-2000s, because of high maintenance costs and aging infrastructure. Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025 These cities are dealing with aging infrastructure that's incredibly expensive to maintain. Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025 All of them have sluggish economies and aging populations. John Rennie Short, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025 Having this basic financial information organized can be invaluable for women who may be called on to help aging parents during life or after it. Kristin McKenna, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025 Some brand hawking anti-cellulite and anti-aging creams wants to get away from the negativity associated with its product and empower women. Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025 Tom Clive, a VFX expert on face-swapping and de-aging who previously worked for Metaphysic and recently joined Showrunner, will also be assisting. Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aging
Verb
  • Efforts to expand retail investors’ access to private markets in Europe took a significant step forward this week with the launch of a new investment vehicle, but concerns remain about growing exposure to the relatively risky assets.
    Jenni Reid,Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Bateman's character, Vince Friedken, battles a gambling addiction in a trailer for the crime thriller, as Law's Jake Friedken celebrates the growing success of his buzzy establishment.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Gunmen with the Viv Ansanm gang coalition, who have been fighting for control of Arcahaïe, reportedly stormed the village and opened fire on the population, killing women, children and elderly.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Authorities later confirmed that Zinn was an elderly local political agitator, not the suspect, according to the New York Post.
    Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Still the Yankees are seemingly in better position given how the starting pitching for the most part is performing and how Aaron Judge is progressing.
    Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The two incidents meant that neither had a chance of making the top five and progressing to Monday’s final, prompting Van de Velde’s act of kindness.
    Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • What Sara had to do with this information was to identify lonely-seeming middle-aged Americans online.
    Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The ceremony honors the courage of seriously ill children and their families, and Harry will once again deliver a speech and present the award for Most Inspirational Child (aged 4–6).
    Erin Hill, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In developing hypertension notifications, Apple used advanced machine learning and training data from across multiple studies.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
  • But most goal-setting advice falls short by focusing solely on training your visualization abilities without developing your obstacle-processing muscle — your brain’s capacity to plan around challenges while maintaining motivation.
    Big Think, Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Smith replied that private schools must submit renewal packets every year before they are approved to continue participation in the accounts program, and that the agency compares the new tuition rates against the older rates.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The reversal marks just one example of how Trump is rewriting Republicans’ decades-old playbook on countering Beijing’s influence in the United States and abroad.
    Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The good and bad of fame, the hate, jealousy, drama, balancing my career with my personal life and growing up and maturing.
    Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has suggested the Treasury avoid increasing the size of long-end Treasury issuance unless rates move lower, but the Treasury still needs to raise much more than is maturing for the 10-year and bond auction cycles each month, even if the auction sizes remain steady.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Aging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aging. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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