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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
ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
In fact, a 2025 CDC report showed that the number of births among women ages 35 to 39 has nearly doubled since 1990, and for the first time, in 2023, more babies were born to women aged 40 and over than to teens.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 6 Apr. 2026
The program will serve pre-professional students ages 12 to 18, as well as younger dancers under 12.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Customers of all ages must have a valid match ticket to ride.
—Neal Riley, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
Organizers said the group reflected a broad cross-section of players, with 82% of participants women and ages ranging from 19 to over 65.
—Tracy Yochum, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
In occupations most exposed to AI substitution, the unemployment rate gap between entry-level workers (those under 30) and experienced workers (ages 31–50) has widened sharply relative to pre-pandemic averages.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
Of these, 9,195 were ages 55 and older, per the data found on SANDAG’s website.
—Sierra Knoch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
If these ages are correct, then 3I/ATLAS may have come from a thick-disk star.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 30 Mar. 2026
George Petras, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
Adults ages 50 through 64 made up around half of those ACA enrollees.
—Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Adults ages 50 through 64 made up around half of those ACA enrollees.
—Sam Whitehead, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
Children ages 6-10 or persons with disabilities are $1.
—Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 19 Mar. 2026
McGee told attendees that gun violence is the top killer for Black men ages 10-34 years old.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
The series ages up the main characters from Andrew Lane’s eponymous book series, upon which it is loosely based.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026
Azumi usually ages Pacific bluefin somewhere between 16 and 19 days to achieve a velvety density.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
That’s not an idea that anyone ever ages out of.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2026
Noun
In Windsor, George, Charlotte and Louis, the grandchildren of King Charles III, live a relatively quiet life, attending Lambrook School, a prep school for children ages 3-13.
—ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
In fact, a 2025 CDC report showed that the number of births among women ages 35 to 39 has nearly doubled since 1990, and for the first time, in 2023, more babies were born to women aged 40 and over than to teens.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 6 Apr. 2026
The program will serve pre-professional students ages 12 to 18, as well as younger dancers under 12.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Customers of all ages must have a valid match ticket to ride.
—Neal Riley, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
Organizers said the group reflected a broad cross-section of players, with 82% of participants women and ages ranging from 19 to over 65.
—Tracy Yochum, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
In occupations most exposed to AI substitution, the unemployment rate gap between entry-level workers (those under 30) and experienced workers (ages 31–50) has widened sharply relative to pre-pandemic averages.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
Of these, 9,195 were ages 55 and older, per the data found on SANDAG’s website.
—Sierra Knoch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
If these ages are correct, then 3I/ATLAS may have come from a thick-disk star.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
American men ages 19-25 were eligible to be drafted for Vietnam.
—George Petras, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
Adults ages 50 through 64 made up around half of those ACA enrollees.
—Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Adults ages 50 through 64 made up around half of those ACA enrollees.
—Sam Whitehead, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
Children ages 6-10 or persons with disabilities are $1.
—Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 19 Mar. 2026
McGee told attendees that gun violence is the top killer for Black men ages 10-34 years old.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
The series ages up the main characters from Andrew Lane’s eponymous book series, upon which it is loosely based.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026
Azumi usually ages Pacific bluefin somewhere between 16 and 19 days to achieve a velvety density.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
That’s not an idea that anyone ever ages out of.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ages
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As a girl, the narrator lived on the island with her father, a marine biologist, and spent many of her days in the ocean with her best friend, Arielle, luxuriating in the semi-wilderness.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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The pitch off the hand came two days after Trout was hit in the shoulder by a 95 mph pitch from Seattle right-hander Bryan Woo.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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As the season progresses, though, these two worlds become more difficult to reconcile.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Rangers will need their bats as the season progresses, especially Langford who entered this season with big expectations.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Apr. 2026
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Earth’s tectonics, volcanism, oceans, atmosphere and life have all erased the geological records of the planet’s earliest eras.—
Robin George Andrews,
Scientific American,
7 Apr. 2026
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Shail Deep, chief operating officer for EMEA and APAC at global data and technology company Experian, highlights three distinct eras of risk attitude in just the past 20 years.—
Francesca Cassidy,
Fortune,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Those tush-pushes can’t beat you if The Winter Soldier’s facing third-and-forevers.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
17 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Robby grows emotional at the realization that Duke is referring to him.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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Sometimes just surviving is an act of resistance and finding the grass that grows in the cracks in the asphalt.—
Sarah Lewin Frasier,
Scientific American,
10 Apr. 2026
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What Alkassar, who lives on South Beach, does hope to do is lure not only Miami Beach residents and tourists but locals who have in recent times proved reluctant to cross the bridges from the mainland.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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Its short half-life, however, required it to be injected several times a day, which limited its appeal as a drug, and the company ran out of funding.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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This process begins with the day’s first light, when photoreceptive proteins called opsins in the gonads detect sunlight, triggering production of a hormone that matures developing gametes.—
Marlowe Starling,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
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Characteristic of its name, in early summer, this tree or shrub produces a berry-like fruit that matures to a purplish color.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
8 Mar. 2026
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Quiet luxury reigns supreme as the latter half of 2025 introduced one of Swift's sleeker epochs to date.—
Calin Van Paris,
InStyle,
16 Feb. 2026
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Anna Margolin, a consummate modernist whose poems slide fluidly between genders, epochs, and literary traditions, has fared better than most.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Ages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ages. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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