as in older
being of advanced years and especially past middle age
elderly people who stay active are usually the healthiest and the happiest
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Recent Examples of elderly
Educate on internet safety Many elderly people fall victim to scams due to limited digital literacy.
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
The first step toward freedom occurred with Timothy’s prison transfer from Chino to California Men’s Colony (CMC), a minimum-security facility for elderly, nonviolent prisoners.
—Susannah Cahalan, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
When not on set, the cast went hiking together and attended a performance by an elderly Korean choir singing who did a revue from Mamma Mia.
—James Factora, Them., 16 Apr. 2025
Recognizing the cultural and historical significance of the songs, Urata traveled throughout Hawaii’s islands recording elderly singers who had toiled on sugar plantations.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
The first step toward freedom occurred with Timothy’s prison transfer from Chino to California Men’s Colony (CMC), a minimum-security facility for elderly, nonviolent prisoners.
—Susannah Cahalan, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
When not on set, the cast went hiking together and attended a performance by an elderly Korean choir singing who did a revue from Mamma Mia.
—James Factora, Them., 16 Apr. 2025
Recognizing the cultural and historical significance of the songs, Urata traveled throughout Hawaii’s islands recording elderly singers who had toiled on sugar plantations.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elderly
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For example, many hard, aged cheeses are very low in lactose, and cheeses made from sheep’s milk and goat milk tend to be lower in lactose than those made from cow’s milk.—
Jess Cording,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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There’s a delicate balance in the vampires’ looks, aged but not anachronistic, haunting without feeling theatrical.—
Essence,
Essence,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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An older player was driving the younger ones and pretended to get lost in an isolated section of the county, where a group of accomplices emerged in masks and black clothing, imitating an abduction with at least one gun and one knife, according to the district attorney.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
1 May 2025
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The movie set, like all others, should have only had blanks on hand, but somehow a number of live rounds made their way to the location and one such bullet ended up in the gun that went off as Hutchins and Baldwin lined up a shot in an old church.—
Marco della Cava,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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“Elderly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elderly. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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