centenarian

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Recent Examples of centenarian Lally has been named as one of 48 centenarian ambassadors still alive today who were born in Ireland between 1920 and 1926 and whose names appear on the official census records that were released by the Irish National Archives in April. Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026 Healthy habits, like those in the centenarian survey, can bolster longevity by reducing the forces that age us, such as chronic inflammation, blood vessel damage, mitochondrial decline, muscle loss, and stress, Weiss said. Kristen Fischer, Health, 11 May 2026 Italy consistently ranks among the countries with the highest life expectancy, and Sardinia is recognized as a Blue Zone region — one of a handful of places in the world with notable centenarian populations. Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026 Italy ranks among the highest life expectancy countries globally, and Sardinia is recognized as a Blue Zone region with notable centenarian populations. Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2026 Just because their deaths make for good local news fodder doesn’t mean that most of us have a special fascination with these centenarian record-holders. David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 23 Jan. 2026 The centenarian company, renowned for exporting American storytelling, has transformed into a media and experiential giant, capturing and reflecting the country’s traditions and ideals of optimism, ambition, and invention across the eras, and influencing popular culture globally. Charlotte Hu, Time, 8 Jan. 2026 For fundraisers, reaching centenarian donors requires sensitivity, patience and respect. Norman B. Gildin, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026 History is everywhere, from its frescoed ceilings and antique furniture to the centenarian trees outside, meticulously catalogued and protected by the city of Florence. Livia Hengel, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for centenarian
Adjective
  • The obfuscation extends beyond the septuagenarian and octogenarian set.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
  • Brown remembered that Sarah Parsley, the octogenarian matriarch of the family, greeted partygoers from a wheelchair, assisted by a Black nurse.
    Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 3 July 2026
Adjective
  • The Venice Film Festival will pay tribute to nonagenarian Italian director Tinto Brass at its upcoming edition with a pre-opening screening of his London-shot 1967 pop thriller Deadly Sweet starring Jean-Louis Trintignant and Ewa Aulin.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 June 2026
  • He and Chen are joined by New York bassist David Wong and Los Angeles drummer Roy McCurdy, whose induction into the nonagenarian club comes November 28.
    Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 25 June 2026
Adjective
  • Directed by Bai Xue, the crowd-pleasing drama, released in China last month, stars Yeoh as a septuagenarian who discovers a late-life gift for speedcubing, or competitive puzzle-solving.
    Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The obfuscation extends beyond the septuagenarian and octogenarian set.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
Adjective
  • Parents raised concerns over their children and elderly relatives.
    City News Service, Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Li grounded the point in her own experience caring for elderly parents.
    Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • While some senior figures have spoken out, others have fallen in line.
    Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The invite said something like technical alignment, and nobody senior goes to those, because that is the part where the nerds work out the pipes.
    Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Kiggans is a former Navy helicopter pilot who also worked as a geriatric nurse.
    Sophia Mandt, The Washington Examiner, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The motion requests that a judge allow Allaway to leave a geriatric unit at Napa State Hospital and instead take part in outpatient treatment.
    Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 14 July 2026
Adjective
  • So some people needed the anti-aging Cleanser, but the blemish Polish.
    Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The slime is highly valued as an anti-inflammatory and anti-aging ingredient in certain skin care products, and snails can secrete different kinds of mucus with properties tailored to specific functions.
    Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Its contents range from 19th-century anti-aging pills, to biologist Charles Darwin’s walking stick, to striking nude self-portraits by then-sexagenarian British photographer John Coplans.
    Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
  • 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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“Centenarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/centenarian. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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