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elderly

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adjective

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Recent Examples of elderliness
Adjective
The grand jury learned that the DA’s Financial Crimes and Real Estate Fraud units have prosecuted cases involving elderly victims where large sums of money over $100,000 or multiple victims are involved. Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 5 June 2025 An Ansonia man faces a larceny charge in connection with a fraud investigation involving an elderly person who lost more than $20,000. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 5 June 2025 At one of her recent workshops, El and others heard from elderly Palestinians about their journey living through the Nakba displacement during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. Victoria Ivie, Oc Register, 4 June 2025 Even so, there were reports about how Biden’s age could have become a political liability even before then-special counsel Robert Hur’s reporting describing the then-president as an elderly man with a bad memory. W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for elderliness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elderliness
Noun
  • Over the next few months, the fry will gorge themselves on thousands of tiny crustaceans each week, while the institution’s Animal Care team will be hard at work to ensure that as many as possible can reach full maturity.
    Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
  • When an onion reaches its maturity, its leaves will die back and its tops will flop over.
    Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • The two agencies’ message is simple: Everyone should have a chance to enjoy the health benefits of being outdoors, no matter their age, experience or ability.
    Anne Ferguson, Mercury News, 16 June 2025
  • But many are proving to their young competitors that age is just a number.
    Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Adjective
  • But since 2022, IT employment among those aged 22 to 27 has declined by 8%, compared to a 0.8% rise for college grads older than 27, the Oxford report suggests.
    Paul Davidson, USA Today, 6 June 2025
  • Bella, aged 11, was last seen in Wollongong at 7.00pm on Tuesday, 3 June 2025.
    Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 5 June 2025
Adjective
  • International students make up about 27% of the student body at the nation’s oldest and wealthiest university.
    Andy Rose, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
  • Former New College student Katie Helms, 47, got emotional when remembering her old mentor.
    Toria Sheffield, People.com, 25 May 2025

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“Elderliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elderliness. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.

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