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noun

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Recent Examples of geriatric
Adjective
Now, the geriatric birds at the New England Aquarium can live out their golden years in peace and comfort on a new, secluded island created specifically for their unique needs. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025 Us geriatric millennials sure do love our nostalgia. Mitch Wallace, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Noun
Another reason could be that walking is a reflection of what’s going on in the brain, Joe Verghese, MD, MS, FRCPI, a professor of neurology, medicine and geriatrics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, told Verywell. Alyssa Hui-Anderson, Verywell Health, 6 Dec. 2024 Salamon and her sister Suzanne, a geriatric doctor, decided to move their mother up to Boston, where her sister who is head of geriatrics at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, lives. Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for geriatric
Recent Examples of Synonyms for geriatric
Adjective
  • Authorities were working to identify some of the victims, most of whom were elderly women.
    Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2025
  • Owners vow new appeal in case of CT dog that killed an elderly woman Six-year court battle over the dog that killed an elderly woman is on track to continue even as total expenses run into the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
    Diana Urban, Hartford Courant, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • Douglas is beguiling enough with her humorous, spunky performance, and MacCormac capably keeps up with her; Will Sasso and Kevin Durand are welcome supporting players as a few of the oddly aggressive town elders.
    Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 9 May 2025
  • Charlotte glanced toward her elders before offering a final wave.
    Janine Henni, People.com, 5 May 2025
Noun
  • There are so many adults like myself walking around with these adolescent feelings of rejection.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 24 May 2025
  • First Presbyterian Church of Bentonville, 901 N.E. J St., holds Bible study for adults at 9 a.m. Sundays.
    Carin Schoppmeyer, Arkansas Online, 24 May 2025
Noun
  • Who among us oldsters doesn’t enjoy a good VFX-costume parlay?
    Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Folks back in the day had Yoda as their feisty oldster and the kids now have Maz. 36.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 24 May 2023
Adjective
  • Former New College student Katie Helms, 47, got emotional when remembering her old mentor.
    Toria Sheffield, People.com, 25 May 2025
  • Needless to say, building Hotel Emma out of the old Pearl Brewery was a massive undertaking, and its owner, Silver Ventures, made several sustainable choices during construction.
    Mae Hamilton, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2025

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“Geriatric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/geriatric. Accessed 27 May. 2025.

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