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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dotards
Noun
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What had long been the province of geriatrics quickly morphed into something performative and hyper-masculine, with podcasters hyping testosterone injections, influencers displaying stacks of supplements, and billionaires interested in blood plasma exchanges as a way to live longer.—
Anne Marie Chaker,
Time,
20 Sep. 2025 -
Your ability to move with or without ease comes down to muscle mass, range of motion, flexibility, and energy levels, according to Richard Dupee, MD, chief of geriatrics at Tufts Medical Center.—
Sydney Wingfield,
Health,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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But Italian brainrot’s invisible massiveness, totally foreign to oldsters but beloved by children across continents and languages, is a compelling and chilling showcase of our frazzled internet culture landscape.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
10 Sep. 2025
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Plus, lest oldsters forget, Buckingham Fountain is romantic.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Here are more Denver old-timers preserving the city’s culinary and cultural past while inching toward the future, in alphabetical order.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
13 Aug. 2025
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Inside, the multi-generational crowd united old-timers, who may well have been at some of the Dead’s first Golden Gate Park gigs decades ago with kids and young adults catching live Grateful Dead music for the first time.—
Eric Renner Brown,
Billboard,
4 Aug. 2025
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In 1975, Phil Ragsdale, the founder of what would become known as the International Gay Rodeo Association a decade later, came up with the idea to hold a gay rodeo in Reno to raise money for the local senior citizens’ annual Thanksgiving Day feed.—
Jo Yurcaba,
NBC news,
15 Oct. 2025
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Owners also accrue home equity that can be used to finance home repairs, education, or other expenses – or can be turned into reverse mortgages for senior citizens.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Dotards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dotards. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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