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
It’s been her home for more than ten years and West is an elderly woman.
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Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 14 May 2025
Multiple news outlets, including Fox News, framed the truck as an act of burger diplomacy; the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia pandered to a mercurial elderly man, ostensibly to guarantee that a slender beef patty was never far from his lips.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 May 2025
The terror group killed thousands, predominantly targeting men and elderly women, while abducting boys to forcibly conscript them as child soldiers.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
My neighbors are a veterinarian who wheels around his crusty white dog in a stroller and an elderly man.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 13 May 2025
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Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 14 May 2025
Multiple news outlets, including Fox News, framed the truck as an act of burger diplomacy; the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia pandered to a mercurial elderly man, ostensibly to guarantee that a slender beef patty was never far from his lips.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 May 2025
The terror group killed thousands, predominantly targeting men and elderly women, while abducting boys to forcibly conscript them as child soldiers.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
My neighbors are a veterinarian who wheels around his crusty white dog in a stroller and an elderly man.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 13 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for elderly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elderly
Adjective
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The Tequila is aged for 36 months in a Solera-like system.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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This toothbrush is designed to grow with your child, beginning with the silicone head for babies aged six months to one year and the electric toothbrush head for those aged one to three years.—
Laura Lu,
Parents,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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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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Part of it is intentional — this is an adaptation inspired by the sirens of Greek mythology, which is a tale as old as time.—
Lauren Coates,
Variety,
24 May 2025
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“Elderly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elderly. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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