as in senility
the state or period of mental decline that typically accompanies old age
he's now in that stage of his dotage where he has trouble remembering the simplest things
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Recent Examples of dotage
In their dotage, a lot of these hacks were writing silly columns for crappy neighborhood newspapers.
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2025
Even in his relative dotage, Butler remains one of the best two-way players in the game, with a knack for elevating his play in the postseason.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
At the time, Dylan was thirteen and living with his grandparents, kindly folks in their dotage who’d endured his parents’ addictions.
—Barrett Swanson, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
The heroes of the team are now in their dotage so the time to strike again is here and now.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2025
Even in his relative dotage, Butler remains one of the best two-way players in the game, with a knack for elevating his play in the postseason.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
At the time, Dylan was thirteen and living with his grandparents, kindly folks in their dotage who’d endured his parents’ addictions.
—Barrett Swanson, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
The heroes of the team are now in their dotage so the time to strike again is here and now.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dotage
senility
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As populations’ median ages continue to rise — and the future looks increasingly hazardous for all age groups — more movies are touching on senility, dementia, elder abuse and other topics that not long ago rarely got any screen airing.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
11 Mar. 2025
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Salles doesn’t clarify his viewpoint until the end, when Eunice ages into senility.—
Armond White,
National Review,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Dotage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dotage. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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