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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
Katia Riddle, NPR, 16 June 2025
In some of the newest wave of sextortion cases, schemers lure children and young adults into sharing illicit photos by pretending to be someone who's about the same age.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 15 June 2025
Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
There's also the question of whether or not Robert Pattinson might age out of the role.
—Michileen Martin, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
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Noun
Among other changes, parents of children ages 7 and older would be required to work 20 hours a week to maintain eligibility.
—Katia Riddle, NPR, 16 June 2025
In some of the newest wave of sextortion cases, schemers lure children and young adults into sharing illicit photos by pretending to be someone who's about the same age.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 15 June 2025
Verb
The aging facility’s operations will move to other plants in Wisconsin and Kansas.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
There's also the question of whether or not Robert Pattinson might age out of the role.
—Michileen Martin, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for age
Noun
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The archive name comes from a scientific phenomenon from the Cold War era.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 June 2025
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The Eldorado Ballroom opened in 1939 as an Art Deco venue hosting Black social clubs during the Jim Crow era.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
18 June 2025
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But Suzuki’s hit hung in the sky like a disco ball, slowly drifting deeper into the hazy twilight.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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Designed to enhance the beauty of the Virgin Gorda coastline, this sleek feature is perfect for soaking in the sun all throughout the day, while twilight brings the opportunity to catch a stellar sunset.—
Jared Ranahan,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Over the next few months, the fry will gorge themselves on thousands of tiny crustaceans each week, while the institution’s Animal Care team will be hard at work to ensure that as many as possible can reach full maturity.—
Jared Ranahan,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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When an onion reaches its maturity, its leaves will die back and its tops will flop over.—
Sheryl Geerts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 June 2025
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First and foremost, the movie is a period piece revisiting the horrors of the AIDS epidemic with actual horror, transforming HIV-positive patients into humans whose bodies gradually turn to marble, like X-Men crossed with the Greek antiquities wing at the Louvre.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
19 May 2025
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America had brought into the world an agent of displacement no less profound than what antiquity had known — the raw power of capitalism.—
Andrew Moore,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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In the decades since, PEOPLE has grown to become the iconic brand it is known as today — expanding from a newsstand-only publication to now include digital news coverage and social media coverage, as well as a new app, among other ventures.—
Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
8 June 2025
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In addition, administrative staff positions at most universities and colleges has grown faster than faculty.—
Paul Weinstein Jr,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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The mural is located in the Fashion District of downtown Los Angeles, about 20 miles from Paramount, where the riots have taken place for several days.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2025
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In February, the new Trump administration rescinded an OCR fact sheet issued by the Department of Education in the waning days of Joe Biden’s presidency.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
9 June 2025
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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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Printed with thermochromic ink, the stamp reveals a second image of the moon when a finger is pressed to it, and a sheet of 16 Forever stamps features a map of the eclipse path.—
Meg Jones,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
18 Aug. 2017
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Multiple agencies worked together to scour the area for survivors Sunday afternoon and evening.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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Several people are injured after a skydiving plane crashed in Tennessee on Sunday afternoon, according to the Tullahoma Police Department.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2025
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“Age.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/age. Accessed 22 Jun. 2025.
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