as in deans
the senior member of a group
the elder statesman of the White House correspondents is finally retiring after nearly a half century of service
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Recent Examples of elder statesmen
How would one of hip-hop’s elder statesmen reflect on his career and his many successes?
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Jabari M. Evans,
The Conversation,
24 June 2026
The Rangers need another strong campaign from the two elder statesmen on the starting staff.
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Tim Cowlishaw,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Mar. 2026
The franchise’s elder statesmen understand that Jokic is an inextricable aspect of any conversation about Murray’s developing legacy.
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Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
15 Feb. 2026
Yet the overriding feeling of Light-Years is of two elder statesmen who still have gifts to share.
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Mosi Reeves,
Rolling Stone,
13 Dec. 2025
On a day when the last remaining Israeli hostages returned home after two years in captivity, and both Israelis and Palestinians celebrated the end of the Israel-Hamas war, many of America's elder statesmen and stateswomen kept mum.
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
Jabari M. Evans,
The Conversation,
24 June 2026
The Rangers need another strong campaign from the two elder statesmen on the starting staff.
—
Tim Cowlishaw,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Mar. 2026
The franchise’s elder statesmen understand that Jokic is an inextricable aspect of any conversation about Murray’s developing legacy.
—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
15 Feb. 2026
Yet the overriding feeling of Light-Years is of two elder statesmen who still have gifts to share.
—
Mosi Reeves,
Rolling Stone,
13 Dec. 2025
On a day when the last remaining Israeli hostages returned home after two years in captivity, and both Israelis and Palestinians celebrated the end of the Israel-Hamas war, many of America's elder statesmen and stateswomen kept mum.
—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elder statesmen
Noun
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Pageants, deans' lists, graduations or military enlistments are not accepted.
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Lloyd was born in Berkeley and raised in Lafayette by his parents, Lester Lloyd, one of the deans of the San Francisco printing industry, and Mildred Lloyd, a librarian at Stanley Middle School.
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On most measures, young people are more pessimistic than their elders about the future of the country and the resilience of the American dream, the aspiration that has fueled generations of Americans.
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At first Zeke seems the very embodiment of older generations’ complaints about GenZ ennui, but Rice isn’t taking cheap shots — not least since since his elders-but-not-wisers get no more flattering a portrait once George (Camp) enters the scene.
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Meta says the program is open to qualified veterans, recent graduates, career changers and other people entering the trades from across the country.
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There are young, ascending players like Dorlus, Maason Smith and Zach Harrison, and proven veterans in Da’Shawn Hand, LaCale London and Chris Williams.
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“Elder statesmen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elder%20statesmen. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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