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as in adults
a person of advanced years
in that Asian society elders are accorded great respect
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as in superiors
one who is above another in rank, station, or office
as your elder in the company, he is within his rights to tell you what to do
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as in ancestors
one who is older than another
it wouldn't hurt to show a little more respect for your elders
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as in deans
the senior member of a group
as the elder of the contingent of living former presidents, he was accorded a place of highest honor at the ceremonies
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Recent Examples of elders
More than a classroom, the school serves as a site of community healing and nation-building, helping students and elders alike confront and overcome generational trauma.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
Sam Vanderwall, one of six elders of the church, told the Idaho Statesman that Masiewicz handled the regular Sunday sermons.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 24 Sep. 2025
Caring for both children and elders over the years, Ross saw firsthand how common loneliness can be.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
Learning from elders Drafted by the Utah Mammoth in 2021 when they were still known as the Arizona Coyotes, Thomas has attended NHL development camps in Phoenix and Salt Lake City.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 22 Sep. 2025
The new generation will always make choices their elders don’t quite understand.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
Many juggle multiple responsibilities such as working full-or part-time jobs, raising children, or caring for elders.
—Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Not to mention the emphasis on respect and deference to one's elders.
—Katherine Singh, Refinery29, 11 Sep. 2025
First, many local elder services access points train and maintain a group of volunteer visitors for isolated elders in their community.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
Sam Vanderwall, one of six elders of the church, told the Idaho Statesman that Masiewicz handled the regular Sunday sermons.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 24 Sep. 2025
Caring for both children and elders over the years, Ross saw firsthand how common loneliness can be.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
Learning from elders Drafted by the Utah Mammoth in 2021 when they were still known as the Arizona Coyotes, Thomas has attended NHL development camps in Phoenix and Salt Lake City.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 22 Sep. 2025
The new generation will always make choices their elders don’t quite understand.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
Many juggle multiple responsibilities such as working full-or part-time jobs, raising children, or caring for elders.
—Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Not to mention the emphasis on respect and deference to one's elders.
—Katherine Singh, Refinery29, 11 Sep. 2025
First, many local elder services access points train and maintain a group of volunteer visitors for isolated elders in their community.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elders
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Seeing people of all ages at the show was incredible — young kids, adults, seniors, even people in their 80s and 90s.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
1 Oct. 2025
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The study was the largest clinical trial of exercise ever for adults with mild cognitive impairment.—
Arianna Huffington,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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His Army superiors offered to reassign Shane or put him on reserve duty.—
John J. Lennon,
Rolling Stone,
23 Sep. 2025
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Driscoll indicated his belief that Patel’s reference to his superiors meant the Justice Department and the White House, and Patel did not deny it.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
15 Sep. 2025
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Demosponges are soft and squishy filter feeders and their ancestors likely shared similar characteristics.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The African roots of cumbia are expressed not only through its percussion instruments - the tambor alegre, the llamador and the tambora - but also through the voices of ancestors reflected in the sung dances of the region.—
Karla Gachet,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
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The university’s central office and the deans’ offices are working to eliminate administration positions, officials added.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
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As the investigations continued Tuesday into two separate mass shootings allegedly perpetrated over the weekend by Marine veterans wielding assault rifles, one in Michigan and the other in North Carolina, numerous questions remain unanswered -- chief among them motive.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Done right, remakes can be a fantastic way to introduce a franchise to a new audience, but also have to be transformative enough that veterans who’ve played the original come away with a different experience.—
George Yang,
Rolling Stone,
30 Sep. 2025
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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
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Given no choice, María Ángeles acquiesces to her daughter’s wishes and moves into the seniors’ home, where a hilarious exchange with a hairdresser wanting to chop off her long silver tresses typifies her iron-willed refusal to settle in.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
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Some seniors may face an immediate impact as two programs have now lost funding without a new budget in place.—
Simon F. Haeder,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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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
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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
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“Elders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elders. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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