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
Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
Packed with anti-aging ingredients, actives, and ceramides, they’re built to target issues and deliver serious results.
—Essence, 30 Sep. 2025
While not touted as an anti-aging serum, the cream’s ability to plump up tired-appearing skin can help turn back the clock.
—Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
The more fermentation a tea undergoes, the less potent its anti-aging compounds become.
—Teresa Maalouf, Verywell Health, 26 Sep. 2025
There’s that anti-aging guy, Bryan Johnson, whom Chris Smith also made a film about.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2025
The boy’s death put a spotlight on the largely unregulated use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the wellness industry, which has promoted the use of the chambers for anti-aging, mental health and other benefits.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC news, 22 Sep. 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, 19 Sep. 2025
These ingredients have been used since the 1980s, and emerging evidence continues to tout them as some of the best ingredients for anti-aging.
—Leslie Baumann, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Japan will on Saturday elect its new leader, with a millennial minister poised to become prime minister of the rapidly aging nation.
—semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Stricter hardware requirements for Windows 11 mean some Windows 10 users can't upgrade their aging PCs to the newest OS.
—PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
The manufacturing workforce is aging.
—Mark Rayfield, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
The rebuilding projects at Central and Southwest junior highs -- as well as renovations at Springdale High School -- were part of a larger district effort to improve aging academic and athletic spaces.
—Edward McKinnon, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2025
Names such as Kopke, Graham’s, Taylor’s, and Sandeman have been here for centuries, the long-standing winemakers aging ruby and tawny ports in cavernous cellars.
—AFAR Media, 2 Oct. 2025
Owning and running the restaurant also meant caring for the vast, aging Foster’s collection while managing the vagaries of heat, cold, humidity and stovetop.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Now zoo elephant populations are aging out with no offspring to replace them.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Studios already use it for de-aging effects and digital doubles.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
Packed with anti-aging ingredients, actives, and ceramides, they’re built to target issues and deliver serious results.
—Essence, 30 Sep. 2025
While not touted as an anti-aging serum, the cream’s ability to plump up tired-appearing skin can help turn back the clock.
—Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
The more fermentation a tea undergoes, the less potent its anti-aging compounds become.
—Teresa Maalouf, Verywell Health, 26 Sep. 2025
There’s that anti-aging guy, Bryan Johnson, whom Chris Smith also made a film about.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2025
The boy’s death put a spotlight on the largely unregulated use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the wellness industry, which has promoted the use of the chambers for anti-aging, mental health and other benefits.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC news, 22 Sep. 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, 19 Sep. 2025
These ingredients have been used since the 1980s, and emerging evidence continues to tout them as some of the best ingredients for anti-aging.
—Leslie Baumann, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
Shifts in the labor force The US unemployment rate can hold steady even the country adds fewer jobs than last year, economists say, noting more people aging out of the workforce, a rise in discouraged job seekers, a reduced flow of immigrants and rising deportations of workers.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Japan will on Saturday elect its new leader, with a millennial minister poised to become prime minister of the rapidly aging nation.
—semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Stricter hardware requirements for Windows 11 mean some Windows 10 users can't upgrade their aging PCs to the newest OS.
—PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
The manufacturing workforce is aging.
—Mark Rayfield, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
The rebuilding projects at Central and Southwest junior highs -- as well as renovations at Springdale High School -- were part of a larger district effort to improve aging academic and athletic spaces.
—Edward McKinnon, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2025
Names such as Kopke, Graham’s, Taylor’s, and Sandeman have been here for centuries, the long-standing winemakers aging ruby and tawny ports in cavernous cellars.
—AFAR Media, 2 Oct. 2025
Owning and running the restaurant also meant caring for the vast, aging Foster’s collection while managing the vagaries of heat, cold, humidity and stovetop.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Now zoo elephant populations are aging out with no offspring to replace them.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aging
Verb
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The latest incidents also highlight how ill-prepared the bloc is amid the growing importance of drones in today’s warfare.—
Silvia Amaro,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Despite the growing frustration surrounding the play, Payton remains steadfast in his belief that the play should not be outlawed.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The rest of the world should learn from Europe’s failures, and not burden its relatively younger and poorer citizens with funding benefits for its relatively wealthy and retired elderly ones.—
Renaud Foucart,
Time,
28 Sep. 2025
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Noguera was assigned to assist elderly prisoners as part of a prison program for inmates with disabilities.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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And medicine is progressing at astonishing speed.—
Renaud Foucart,
Time,
28 Sep. 2025
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Dylan D’Epifanio, Northwood, QB The 6-foot-3 sophomore is progressing with 1,167 yards and 11 TDs for the Timberwolves (3-2).—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Set in Glasgow, the film follows middle-aged comedian and recovering alcoholic Ben and his estranged daughter Lucy, a troubled art student, who is falling into the same patterns of addiction.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Sep. 2025
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The kids—boys, aged ten and thirteen—requested Shirley Temples.—
Ben McGrath,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The area has a 10% chance of developing in the next 48 hours and a 10% chance of developing in the next seven days.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Since developing the coffee program at Yum Village, where Nyles crafted coffee beverages infused with Afro-Caribbean flavors like lattes flavored with buttered rum and scotch bonnets, Hold Me Closer XX is now located inside the Corktown production studio 1301 Studios.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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People only 21 years or older are allowed to shop at Canna Bloom.—
Gina Lee Castro,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Brake gently as needed - Brake normally if the vehicle has anti-lock brakes and pump brakes gently if in an older vehicle.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Bolstered by horns, passionate guitar work from Brandon Hood, Tom Bukovac and Kris Donegan, as well as twinkling piano, this song sizzles with a sultry energy, while also showcasing Myers’s continually maturing sense of songcraft.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
29 Sep. 2025
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During the entire process, the growing child will accumulate memories of their life, as will a maturing AI.—
Rick Tumlinson,
Space.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Aging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aging. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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