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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Better coordination among state agencies would result in fewer elders being sent to poorly performing homes, Driskell said.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
16 Apr. 2026
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Metcalfe Park Elders is a series of profiles featuring elders living in Milwaukee's Metcalfe Park neighborhood who share their personal stories, memories and vision for the future of their community.—
April Quevedo,
jsonline.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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Forty-seven percent of US adults say the current economic conditions are poor, while only 21% call them excellent or good.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Prices vary by start date, but for both kids and adults, two-day tickets start at about $235 and come out to about $118 per day.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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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 26 Apr. 2026.
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