elders

Definition of eldersnext
plural of elder
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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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Recent Examples of elders What Mager is showing here is the difference between kids and adults, the openness and willingness to be bold and confront things head on with matter-of-fact honesty in a world that is being screwed up by their elders and those in charge. Pete Hammond, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026 No paintings of stoic elders in headdresses. Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026 An entire movie has been made about this—Always at The Carlyle—in which present-day tribal elders such as George Clooney, Sofia Coppola, Wes Anderson, and Naomi Campbell discuss their fondness for the joint. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026 Medical professionals, religious leaders and even elders played roles in this guidance. William Jones january 21, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026 But this generation is facing challenges very different from those of their elders. Sydney Lake, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2026 Saikat Choudhury’s detailed graphite drawings honor connections between youth and elders, bridge cultural traditions, and acknowledge the disparity in belonging as well. Diana Argabrite, Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2026 But wealthy elders aren’t in a big hurry to discuss those plans with the kids. Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 10 Jan. 2026 Indigenous cultures from Native American communities, Balinese healers, and Māori elders have long seen nature as alive, responsive, and mystical. Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Time, 10 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elders
Noun
  • Harriet Wallace, who works for a Nashville social services agency, said police and firefighters were visiting homes to check on older adults whose relatives couldn't reach them by phone.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Parents and adults are not working.
    Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • When should troops disobey their superiors?
    TheWeek, TheWeek, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The most likely outcome of such a meeting is that I would have been called in to explain myself to my superiors.
    Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • There’s an urge to reconnect with our heritage, and people are undertaking ancestry pilgrimages, combining boots-on-the-ground investigation into family trees and searching for documents in town halls, with discovering the places our ancestors used to call home.
    Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Gibson is passionate about introducing fans to underrepresented voices and tipping her cap to the mothers, grandmothers, and other ancestors who inspired us all along the way.
    Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The university says students will have the option to attend some classes virtually, depending on their courses, and guidance on that will come from their deans' offices.
    Ubah Ali, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Two associate deans who were also contacted did not respond.
    Jessica Priest, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The two veterans had words after the final horn, but their conversation appeared to end amicably.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 31 Jan. 2026
  • It's also been an active offseason for general manager Chris Getz and the front office, bringing in some key veterans, like reliever Seranthony Dominguez, Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami, lefty pitcher Anthony Kay, and other players that Getz feel have upside.
    CBS News, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Plus, lest oldsters forget, Buckingham Fountain is romantic.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • There are many other provisions in the new law that affect everything from interest on new car purchases to new tax breaks for seniors and parents.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • At the Santa Ana deployment site, volunteers logged at least 665 responses Tuesday morning after about four hours of canvassing, including 69 from seniors, 18 from veterans and 16 from youths.
    Claire Wang, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • In 2021, only 10% of medical schools required geriatrics courses, down from 23% in 2005, and only about 38 percent included the training as part of, say, their internal medicine programs.
    Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Janice Grandi is a primary care physician working in geriatrics.
    Janice Grandi, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025

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