variants
or ageing
as in older
being of advanced years and especially past middle age
more and more middle-aged adults must care for aging parents
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variants
or ageing
as in growing
to become mature
as your cat ages and becomes less active, you should change her diet
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Recent Examples of aging
Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2026
Peptides are becoming increasingly popular for athletic performance and anti-aging purposes.
—Teresa Maalouf, Verywell Health, 12 May 2026
So do moisturizers containing lactic acid and anti-aging products with alpha-hydroxy acids.
—Ryan Brennan
may 1, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
Its star ingredient, matrixyl, is a blend of peptides that support your skin’s natural collagen production with long-term anti-aging results that target deeper lines and wrinkles.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2026
Each mode delivers a different illumination blend to cater to specific concerns, like blue and red light for acne and red and near-infrared light for anti-aging benefits.
—Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
As for what’s up for grabs during the sale event, there’s the endlessly viral Biodance collagen mask, as well as Rejuran’s best-selling anti-aging ampoule—And there’s plenty more where that comes from!
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 27 Apr. 2026
Free Lifestyle Changes That Show on Your Face Some of the most visible anti-aging strategies cost nothing at all.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
This handheld medical-grade device, designed for at-home anti-aging, skin rejuvenation, and pain relief, valued at $10,700, sold for the bargain price of $250.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 21 Apr. 2026
Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Multiple spills — including the 1997 Torch/Platform Irene spill, the 2007 San Francisco Bay Cosco Busan bunker fuel spill, and the 2021 Huntington Beach pipeline leak — have reinforced California’s argument that expanded drilling and aging pipelines pose ongoing environmental risks.
—James Ward, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Vanity Fair was on the scene as Gaga transformed an aging Los Angeles luxury mall into moving performance art, complete with funeral horns, rose petals, and hundreds of her devoted fans.
—Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026
When the deal was made two years ago, Apple needed to inject some cutting-edge AI into an aging Siri and OpenAI needed a Fortune 500-size flywheel to maintain its momentum as the leader of a new generation of AI startups.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 15 May 2026
The best 2025 defense on the schedule is the Chiefs’, but Chris Jones is aging, and the Kansas City secondary got very thin in the offseason.
—Josh Kendall, New York Times, 15 May 2026
In Colorado, with its extreme weather swings, aging homes, and rising insurance landscape, that advice carries extra weight.
—Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 9 May 2026
Scaffolding now surrounds parts of the downtown block near 20th Street and Lawrence Street, as leaders work to repair aging buildings and plan for a larger redevelopment project.
—Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 9 May 2026
The computers have backups, but the backups are also aging.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 9 May 2026
Adjective
Lucia Clinic is a celebrity-favorite beauty destination known for injectables, filler, Botox, CoolSculpting and non-invasive anti-aging treatments.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2026
Peptides are becoming increasingly popular for athletic performance and anti-aging purposes.
—Teresa Maalouf, Verywell Health, 12 May 2026
So do moisturizers containing lactic acid and anti-aging products with alpha-hydroxy acids.
—Ryan Brennan
may 1, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
Its star ingredient, matrixyl, is a blend of peptides that support your skin’s natural collagen production with long-term anti-aging results that target deeper lines and wrinkles.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2026
Each mode delivers a different illumination blend to cater to specific concerns, like blue and red light for acne and red and near-infrared light for anti-aging benefits.
—Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
As for what’s up for grabs during the sale event, there’s the endlessly viral Biodance collagen mask, as well as Rejuran’s best-selling anti-aging ampoule—And there’s plenty more where that comes from!
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 27 Apr. 2026
Free Lifestyle Changes That Show on Your Face Some of the most visible anti-aging strategies cost nothing at all.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
This handheld medical-grade device, designed for at-home anti-aging, skin rejuvenation, and pain relief, valued at $10,700, sold for the bargain price of $250.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
One recently approved Ben Callery Architects project in Sydney includes a private wing for an aging grandparent, though technically the secondary kitchen could not include a sink or cooktop under local regulations.
—Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Multiple spills — including the 1997 Torch/Platform Irene spill, the 2007 San Francisco Bay Cosco Busan bunker fuel spill, and the 2021 Huntington Beach pipeline leak — have reinforced California’s argument that expanded drilling and aging pipelines pose ongoing environmental risks.
—James Ward, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Vanity Fair was on the scene as Gaga transformed an aging Los Angeles luxury mall into moving performance art, complete with funeral horns, rose petals, and hundreds of her devoted fans.
—Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026
When the deal was made two years ago, Apple needed to inject some cutting-edge AI into an aging Siri and OpenAI needed a Fortune 500-size flywheel to maintain its momentum as the leader of a new generation of AI startups.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 15 May 2026
The best 2025 defense on the schedule is the Chiefs’, but Chris Jones is aging, and the Kansas City secondary got very thin in the offseason.
—Josh Kendall, New York Times, 15 May 2026
In Colorado, with its extreme weather swings, aging homes, and rising insurance landscape, that advice carries extra weight.
—Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 9 May 2026
Scaffolding now surrounds parts of the downtown block near 20th Street and Lawrence Street, as leaders work to repair aging buildings and plan for a larger redevelopment project.
—Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 9 May 2026
The computers have backups, but the backups are also aging.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 9 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aging
Verb
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Most clubs are still focused on filling seats and growing loyal fan bases.—
Melanie Anzidei,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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Meanwhile, some developing regions are growing brighter, partly because of inefficient, sprawling development.—
Bree Shirvell,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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French worked with overseas telemarketing call centers to pressure elderly Americans to provide personal information and agree to unnecessary orthotic braces, according to the Justice Department.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
10 May 2026
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Karelina had traveled to Russia to visit her elderly grandparents, while Kurmasheva returned to support her ailing mother.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
10 May 2026
Verb
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The review confirmed that the engine’s design, manufacturing process, as well as supply chain are progressing on schedule ahead of the next development phase later this year.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026
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The entire letter to the Jubilee committee offered an optimistic view of the future in which the human race was always progressing toward freedom.—
Marianne Holdzkom,
The Conversation,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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Most of them were spent on the third defensive pairing, and then the 22-year-old was scratched for Tyson Hinds late in the year as Quenneville favored the size of Hinds, who spent most of his season in the American Hockey League.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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Now imagine moving millions of items, each of them delicate, unique, priceless and old.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
Verb
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The Mario series was maturing alongside the greater video-game landscape, but its childlike essence remained—not through docile cuteness, but through a more grandiose fusion of wonder, whimsy, and wistfulness.—
Billie Bugara,
Pitchfork,
9 May 2026
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Earlier this year, Rolex validated the sport’s fast-maturing structure and global, multigenerational audience by signing Coello as one of its Testimonees, or ambassadors.—
Robin Swithinbank,
Robb Report,
9 May 2026
Adjective
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The economists focus on two groups of workers, both aged 20 to 64.—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
12 May 2026
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The princess and her husband, Jack Brooksbank, shared the news of the new pregnancy with an Instagram post featuring their sons, August (aged 5), and Ernest (aged 2), holding a sonogram.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
12 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Aging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aging. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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