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
Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
The reforms to medical and geriatric parole, which will go into effect on Oct. 1, are essential and shamefully overdue.
—Natasha Dartigue, Baltimore Sun, 18 May 2025
Sara Zeff Geber, Phd, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
Related Articles From 1980 to 1999, Dr. Taler led the geriatrics care and house call medicine team at the University of Maryland Medical Center and served on the Maryland Medical School faculty.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Assemble a planning team that includes an elder law attorney, a financial advisor experienced with disability planning, and potentially a geriatric care manager.
—Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
The reforms to medical and geriatric parole, which will go into effect on Oct. 1, are essential and shamefully overdue.
—Natasha Dartigue, Baltimore Sun, 18 May 2025
Noun
The conclusions and recommendations: · Make basic geriatrics training and methods standard for physicians, nurses, and other health care providers.
—Sara Zeff Geber, Phd, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
Related Articles From 1980 to 1999, Dr. Taler led the geriatrics care and house call medicine team at the University of Maryland Medical Center and served on the Maryland Medical School faculty.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for geriatric
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The proportion of elderly is too high – accounting for nearly 30% of the entire population, according to the new data – while the proportion of younger adults, of child-bearing and working age, is continually shrinking.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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Another solid fan pick is voice actor Darin DePaul (Overwatch), who appeared in two episodes of the first campaign as Sprigg, an elderly gnome and a steward of the Mistress Ioun.—
Dana Reboe,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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Since her freshman year, Elizabeth has been visiting a local hospice—playing piano for elders, going on walks with them, and learning about their lives.—
Joshua Bennett,
The Atlantic,
15 Aug. 2025
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These companies have even been caught intentionally selling scammers data belonging to elders (who, unsurprisingly, later fell victim to elder fraud).—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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However, for some children, these behaviors may be an early sign of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), a condition often thought to affect only older children or adults.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Aug. 2025
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And among older adults, the need is especially growing.—
Felice J. Freyer,
NPR,
16 Aug. 2025
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Who among us oldsters doesn’t enjoy a good VFX-costume parlay?—
Steven Zeitchik,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Feb. 2025
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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
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The most recent bill targets the nation's oldest and largest teachers' union's ability to lobby.—
Angele Latham,
Nashville Tennessean,
4 Aug. 2025
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Successive administrations let the old broadcast arms of American government abroad — Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia — slide into well-meaning obsolescence.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Geriatric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/geriatric. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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