as in elderly
being of advanced years and especially past middle age
went into nursing to work with geriatric patients
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as in elder
a person of advanced years
most of the clinic's outpatients are geriatrics living on fixed incomes
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Recent Examples of geriatric
Jessica Peralta, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Hazelip had been asked to open a geriatric clinic in Abilene, Texas, 60 miles from her home in Eastland, and proposed staying at Hazelip’s house two nights a week in exchange for dinner.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2025
Doctors at the Center for Geriatric Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic have found social prescribing especially valuable for seniors, says Dr. Ardeshir Hashmi, chief of geriatrics.
—Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 14 July 2025
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Adjective
Other services include dental care, internal medicine, geriatric care and cold laser therapy.
—Jessica Peralta, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Hazelip had been asked to open a geriatric clinic in Abilene, Texas, 60 miles from her home in Eastland, and proposed staying at Hazelip’s house two nights a week in exchange for dinner.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
Rush specialities ranking among the top 10 in the country include geriatrics and neurology and neurosurgery.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2025
Doctors at the Center for Geriatric Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic have found social prescribing especially valuable for seniors, says Dr. Ardeshir Hashmi, chief of geriatrics.
—Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for geriatric
Adjective
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One has multiple young children and an elderly dog who had already gotten into physical fights with Oli.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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On the eve of sentencing, Combs submitted a personal letter to the judge asking for leniency, referencing his seven children and elderly mother.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Seek wisdom from mentors, elders, or even the younger version of yourself who still believed in magic.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025
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When personalities from within the game — sports directors, coaches, journalists, esteemed elders — appear on programming adjacent to the Bundesliga or the national team (Sport1’s Doppelpass, for instance), strong opinions and disagreements are par for the course.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There were bleachers for spectators, food trucks, a band playing live music, the Indy500 Gordon Pipers playing bagpipes, a kids zone and a beer garden for the adults.—
Keenan Thompson,
Freep.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Roughly 33% of adult Arkansans are currently showing signs of alcohol use disorder.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Studios already use it for de-aging effects and digital doubles.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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Packed with anti-aging ingredients, actives, and ceramides, they’re built to target issues and deliver serious results.—
Essence,
Essence,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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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Uncle Herschel, the seated oldster in Cracker Barrel’s iconic logo, is not only a character from corporate lore, the founder’s real-life uncle, but a representative, even an aspirational, figure for a certain kind of American.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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People only 21 years or older are allowed to shop at Canna Bloom.—
Gina Lee Castro,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Brake gently as needed - Brake normally if the vehicle has anti-lock brakes and pump brakes gently if in an older vehicle.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Geriatric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/geriatric. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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