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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 progresses
to become mature
as your cat ages and becomes less active, you should change her diet
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Recent Examples of ages
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
Four people were in the SUV, including two children, ages 5 and 12.
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S.e. Jenkins,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
As skin ages, the best sunscreens for mature skin become an increasingly critical part of any skin care routine.
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Jenny Berg,
Glamour,
22 June 2026
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages.
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Adam Annaccone,
The Conversation,
22 June 2026
The club serves between 75-100 rowers of all ages throughout the season.
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Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
21 June 2026
Signing any player through ages 36-40 is a risk, especially when hundreds of millions are involved.
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Jim Bowden,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
Age checks Platforms will be ordered to verify users’ ages.
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Jon Brodkin,
ArsTechnica,
15 June 2026
Both ended up describing blood not as a passive carrier but as an active participant in how the body ages.
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Allison Palmer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 June 2026
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
In America, wealth skews decisively toward those who are older; Americans ages 45 and under control only 11% of the nation's wealth, per household data from the Federal Reserve.
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Melina Khan,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
Some 14% of older adults in the United States — and 21% of women ages 50 to 64 — are now clinically addicted to ultraprocessed foods, according to the Yale Food Addiction Scale.
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Sandee Lamotte,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
Intimate partner violence by the numbers A 2024 study in The Lancet tracking homicide deaths from 1999 to 2020 found that Black women ages 25 to 44 are killed at nearly four times the rate of their white peers.
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Sativa Banks,
The Conversation,
4 June 2026
Social Security's looming depletion dates come as the population of individuals ages 50 and over is growing, according to a new AARP report on longevity.
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Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
And in France, a country whose approach to secularism is increasingly contested because of its strict regulation of religion in public life, some 13,000 adults were baptized at the Easter Vigil this year — 42% of them ages 18 to 25.
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ABC News,
1 June 2026
Children ages 3 to 17 years old have a fundraising requirement of $20.
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Janelle Burrell,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
Builders ages 5 years and older can throw their own pool party with this Lego Friends set, featuring unicorn and flamingo floaties, a DJ booth, lounge chair, and mini dolls of Leo, Liann, and Churro the cat.
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Mia Huelsbeck,
PEOPLE,
23 May 2026
Noun
Women, who make up more than half (55%) of Social Security recipients ages 62 and up, on average collect $5,254 less annually than men, according to a FinanceBuzz analysis of the government's latest data.
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Medora Lee,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
Four people were in the SUV, including two children, ages 5 and 12.
—
S.e. Jenkins,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
As skin ages, the best sunscreens for mature skin become an increasingly critical part of any skin care routine.
—
Jenny Berg,
Glamour,
22 June 2026
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages.
—
Adam Annaccone,
The Conversation,
22 June 2026
The club serves between 75-100 rowers of all ages throughout the season.
—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
21 June 2026
Signing any player through ages 36-40 is a risk, especially when hundreds of millions are involved.
—
Jim Bowden,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
Age checks Platforms will be ordered to verify users’ ages.
—
Jon Brodkin,
ArsTechnica,
15 June 2026
Both ended up describing blood not as a passive carrier but as an active participant in how the body ages.
—
Allison Palmer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 June 2026
Verb
The wine then ages 18 months in first and second-use barrels.
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Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
In America, wealth skews decisively toward those who are older; Americans ages 45 and under control only 11% of the nation's wealth, per household data from the Federal Reserve.
—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
Some 14% of older adults in the United States — and 21% of women ages 50 to 64 — are now clinically addicted to ultraprocessed foods, according to the Yale Food Addiction Scale.
—
Sandee Lamotte,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
Intimate partner violence by the numbers A 2024 study in The Lancet tracking homicide deaths from 1999 to 2020 found that Black women ages 25 to 44 are killed at nearly four times the rate of their white peers.
—
Sativa Banks,
The Conversation,
4 June 2026
Social Security's looming depletion dates come as the population of individuals ages 50 and over is growing, according to a new AARP report on longevity.
—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
And in France, a country whose approach to secularism is increasingly contested because of its strict regulation of religion in public life, some 13,000 adults were baptized at the Easter Vigil this year — 42% of them ages 18 to 25.
—
ABC News,
1 June 2026
Children ages 3 to 17 years old have a fundraising requirement of $20.
—
Janelle Burrell,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
Builders ages 5 years and older can throw their own pool party with this Lego Friends set, featuring unicorn and flamingo floaties, a DJ booth, lounge chair, and mini dolls of Leo, Liann, and Churro the cat.
—
Mia Huelsbeck,
PEOPLE,
23 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ages
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Update your emergency kit and be sure to include enough food and water to last for 3 days for each person in your home.
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With two off days between now and the beginning of the All-Star break on July 13, the club might not need a six-man rotation, and the lack of roster flexibility within Houston’s bullpen raises questions about whether a starter’s roster spot could be in peril.
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Those tush-pushes can’t beat you if The Winter Soldier’s facing third-and-forevers.
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The sky may be clear during the day, especially in the areas far from the water, but coastal fog is expected to spread far overnight and in the early mornings as the week progresses.
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This evolution progresses from personal assistance to agentic AI, then multi-agent systems, and finally autonomous enterprise AI, unlocking exponential productivity gains.
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So here are four eras to consider.
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The show pays tribute to all the eras the pond jumpers have visited by showing fan-favorite characters peeking out from the woods to watch the nuptials as well.
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Creative confidence grows as the Moon in your 5th House of Creativity makes a supportive sextile to powerful Pluto in your 7th House of Partnership.
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The exchange’s main index recorded a 51% return in 2025 — among the largest in the world — and has kept up momentum this year as anticipation grows ahead of the listing.
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Temperatures inside of cars can reach 125 degrees in minutes, even with windows cracked, and children overheat as much as five times faster than adults, the fact sheet said.
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Several communities in the Pittsburgh area have adjusted their trash pickup times as the region is bracing for a heat wave with temperatures and heat indexes expected to be near 100 degrees this week.
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Abigail Cowen gets off to a rough start as Percy’s almost cartoonishly catty ex-friend, but eventually matures into a real bright spot as Delilah’s marital troubles get a funny-sad subplot of their own.
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Also of note, those barrels are different from what Jack usually matures its whiskey in.
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General Motors Anderson sees design and human ingenuity falling into three main epochs, beginning with thousands of years of empirical design that saw creators largely mimicking nature, building and testing models, and advancing from there—slowly, expensively, and narrowly focused.
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Other lines of circumstantial evidence also suggest shockingly large objects roamed the early epochs of our solar system.
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“Ages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ages. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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