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Adjective
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Back on the domestic front, Jeanine has reason to believe that her husband, Paul (Mark O’Brien), is having an affair with her senile mother’s caregiver.—
Michael Rechtshaffen,
The Hollywood Reporter,
9 Sep. 2023 -
Don Quixote himself is too often a senile dodderer; Daniel Rubin was creaky in body but youthfully quixotic in spirit.—
Jeffrey Gantz,
BostonGlobe.com,
17 Mar. 2023
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Theresa May and her spavined colleagues would be responsible for that distrust, but life is unfair and Boris would carry the can.—
John O'Sullivan,
National Review,
9 July 2019
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The series took a chunk out of both the recklessness of the Texas state government and out of the spavined state of the EPA and OSHA even under President Obama, the latter problems having gotten worse under the current administration.—
Charles P. Pierce,
Esquire,
31 Aug. 2017
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Third, the letter writer and her family might want to consider engaging a geriatric care manager who could help them to identify supplementary services and connections in the local community that could go at least some way to alleviating her isolation.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Third, something the letter writer and her family might want to consider engaging a geriatric care manager who could help them to identify supplementary services and connections in the local community that could go at least some way to alleviating her isolation.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
10 Sep. 2025
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The show provided a side of the singer few had seen — a bit doddering, sometimes befuddled and the source of the series’ comedy.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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The secondary villain is a doddering, power-hungry elderly man with an unruly mop of hair and a flock of advisors who constantly shower him with unearned praise.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
9 July 2025
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Gunmen with the Viv Ansanm gang coalition, who have been fighting for control of Arcahaïe, reportedly stormed the village and opened fire on the population, killing women, children and elderly.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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Authorities later confirmed that Zinn was an elderly local political agitator, not the suspect, according to the New York Post.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But having too few senescent cells is dangerous, because senescence helps block tumors.—
Tad Friend,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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QAnon was for senescent boomers; fashwave and Embrace Masculinity clips are millennial-coded.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Inside, the place is as decrepit as Julian, every corner cluttered with canvases, papers and enough dusty ephemera to warm the heart of any hoarder.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Tampa Bay Rays, for instance, don’t want to return to decrepit Tropicana Field — even if the caved-in roof is repaired.—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Who knew if these roles were flukes — one-offs, novelties — or if Jerry Adler would defy the odds stacked up against any actor, much less a sexagenarian new to the game, and continue to find work in his newfound profession.—
Howard Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Anile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anile. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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