as in elders
a person of advanced years
most of the clinic's outpatients are geriatrics living on fixed incomes
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Recent Examples of geriatrics
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.
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Anne Marie Chaker, Time, 20 Sep. 2025
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
It also was listed in the top 50 in cancer, cardiology and vascular surgery, diabetes and endocrinology, gastroenterology and gastrointestinal surgery, geriatrics, urology, and neurology and neurosurgery.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
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Anne Marie Chaker, Time, 20 Sep. 2025
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
It also was listed in the top 50 in cancer, cardiology and vascular surgery, diabetes and endocrinology, gastroenterology and gastrointestinal surgery, geriatrics, urology, and neurology and neurosurgery.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for geriatrics
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Gen Zers' social media- and internet-influenced subculture is changing language faster than their elders can keep up.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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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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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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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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“Geriatrics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/geriatrics. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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