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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
Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 23 May 2026
Played by Mark Hamill (with a healthy dose of de-aging visual effects), the Jedi Master boards Moff Gideon’s ship and swiftly takes out all of his Dark Troopers.
—Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 21 May 2026
However, both ingredients are healthy in numerous ways and can be added as part of a heart-healthy, anti-aging, and anti-inflammatory diet.
—Michelle Pugle, Verywell Health, 19 May 2026
Services include cardiovascular and metabolic evaluations, hormonal balance therapies, nutritional support and anti-aging treatments.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 18 May 2026
For now, stem cell injections remain expensive and largely unproven for anti-aging purposes.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2026
Sunscreen is, as you probably, an anti-aging non-negotiable.
—Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 18 May 2026
According to Sharon Brangman, MD, a geriatrician at SUNY Upstate Medical University and a trustee of the McKnight Brain Research Foundation, the new study is the first to link the arts to slower aging at the biological level, but other research has shown anti-aging benefits from these activities.
—Allison Forsyth, Health, 15 May 2026
Growing goji berries at home is a rewarding way to enjoy nutrient-rich superfruits that support eye health and anti-aging.
—Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 15 May 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
The payoff is an antioxidant-rich anti-aging formula that plumps wrinkles, brightens skin, and smoothes texture while reducing inflammation.
—Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 23 May 2026
Played by Mark Hamill (with a healthy dose of de-aging visual effects), the Jedi Master boards Moff Gideon’s ship and swiftly takes out all of his Dark Troopers.
—Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 21 May 2026
However, both ingredients are healthy in numerous ways and can be added as part of a heart-healthy, anti-aging, and anti-inflammatory diet.
—Michelle Pugle, Verywell Health, 19 May 2026
Services include cardiovascular and metabolic evaluations, hormonal balance therapies, nutritional support and anti-aging treatments.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 18 May 2026
For now, stem cell injections remain expensive and largely unproven for anti-aging purposes.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2026
Sunscreen is, as you probably, an anti-aging non-negotiable.
—Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 18 May 2026
According to Sharon Brangman, MD, a geriatrician at SUNY Upstate Medical University and a trustee of the McKnight Brain Research Foundation, the new study is the first to link the arts to slower aging at the biological level, but other research has shown anti-aging benefits from these activities.
—Allison Forsyth, Health, 15 May 2026
Growing goji berries at home is a rewarding way to enjoy nutrient-rich superfruits that support eye health and anti-aging.
—Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 15 May 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
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Viola’s reaction spotlighted growing frustration among competitors who believe the ruling body is using procedural fixes to avoid addressing biological differences in girls' sports.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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In the growing realization that a four-year-degree alone won’t save them from downward mobility?—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
19 May 2026
Adjective
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The Wall Street wine guys of the eighties, now elderly, seem to be pulling the ladder up behind them.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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The scam that starts with a Google search of your name may end with a call to your elderly parent or a text to your adult child.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
Verb
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Whitaker began to send money through gift cards, with increments beginning at $80 but progressing to larger amounts such as $800, according to Miedecke.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2026
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Nvidia will report earnings after Wall Street's closing bell on Wednesday, with investors focused on how the AI darling's infrastructure buildout is progressing.—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
20 May 2026
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One prompted stories of an old cowboy sitting alone on a porch, surveying a ghost town; another prompted stories about a sun rising over a meadow, where tiny creatures awakened and started to frolic.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Instead of looking frumpy in an old T-shirt, look polished and refined in this shirt that won’t constrict your movements.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
20 May 2026
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Every one of them a story of youth maturing, of exploring their world and coming to some adult understanding of how things work.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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As energy prices bleed into every sector, the shift toward renewables is maturing into hard-nosed geopolitical hedging—a permanent insurance policy against a world where fossil fuel prices are controlled by missiles and blockades.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
Adjective
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Two suspects, aged 17 and 18, were reported dead, police said.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
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Three women, aged 18, 19, 21, allegedly violently assaulted and robbed a 34-year-old man.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
19 May 2026
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“Aging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aging. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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