as in elder
a person of advanced years
offered discounts and special tours for golden-agers
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Recent Examples of golden-ager
Corey Perry, the 39-year-old golden-ager, kept up with McDavid and Draisaitl at times.
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Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for golden-ager
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In recent years, the game has seen another uptick in popularity—especially with younger players who in prior generations might have been the ones rolling their eyes at their elders’ gossipy game nights—and an increase in controversies.—
Kase Wickman,
Vanity Fair,
10 Mar. 2026
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The adults were arrested on suspicion of theft from an elder, theft by false pretenses, conspiracy, contracting without a license and other offenses.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Police encountered him in the parking lot of Patuxent Commons, a new apartment complex for adults with disabilities and senior citizens in Columbia.—
Mike Hellgren,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Helping the homeless, raising awareness on teens’ mental health issues and bringing joy to senior citizens through music were among community service projects chosen by eighth graders at Pacific Beach Middle School.—
Cyril A. Reinicke,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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Examining and reexamining Blume’s work as an adult also gave Oppenheimer a better perspective of her writing style.—
Whitney Friedlander,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Folks of all ages will appreciate the nightly Sirenna ritual, which involves a musical march from the lobby down to the sand, where adults are served a local favorite alcoholic chocolate drink, and kids’ eyes will pop when a mermaid appears through the plexiglass window of the infinity pool.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Mar. 2026
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Sitting alone among these ancients can be a profound experience.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Aug. 2025
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Read More: These 5 Ancient Civilizations Treasured Their Pets Coping with Critters The discovery of archeological remains has helped scientists better understand how ancients coped with bothersome critters.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
14 Feb. 2025
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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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Those devoted to the Charli cause will no doubt get more out of the film than an out-of-touch oldster like myself ever could.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Golden-ager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/golden-ager. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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