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
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.
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Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Janice Grandi is a primary care physician working in geriatrics.
—Janice Grandi, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
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.
—Anne Marie Chaker, Time, 20 Sep. 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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Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Janice Grandi is a primary care physician working in geriatrics.
—Janice Grandi, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
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.
—Anne Marie Chaker, Time, 20 Sep. 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
Noun
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So did the signature crispy thin crust and the accommodating nature of Serio’s elders.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Teenagers are more inclined than their elders to get news from nontraditional sources such as social media and influencers, heralding a generational shift in how people seek out information.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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After their beloved, but toxic, friend group is shaken to its core by one couple's split and their friend's death, the six adults have to figure out a way to move on.—
Madeleine Janz,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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Coming from the theater, Frank had an old-school approach to performance and atmosphere, while Eleanor, trained in social work and psychology, had an acute understanding of extreme human behavior in kids and adults.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Most oldsters like myself still will probably find revisiting the piece enjoyable.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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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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“Geriatrics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/geriatrics. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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