golden-agers

noun

plural of golden-ager
as in senior citizens
a person of advanced years offered discounts and special tours for golden-agers

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for golden-agers
  1. senior citizens
  2. elders
  3. adults
  4. ancients
  5. geriatrics
Noun
  • Sara Schueneman, state director of Colorado for the AARP, said the original proposal that would have boosted average monthly bills by 10% would be too hard on senior citizens living on a fixed income.
    — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Tickets, available at the door, are $15, $10 for children ages 4-12 and senior citizens 65 and older, free for children 3 and younger.
    — Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of senior citizens
Noun
  • One bathroom had no toilet seat and there was no lighting in a stairwell used by elders unsure of their footing.
    — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Although congregations have elders, families are the main conduit for ritual and belief.
    — Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of elders
Noun
  • His case has remained pending while the other two adults charged with murder, Miller and Terry Young, ultimately pleaded guilty to lesser gun charges.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Much of the screen time communicating with other young people on the internet — some of the contacts are unknowingly mature adults — takes place late at night and into the wee morning hours.
    — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of adults
Noun
  • The exhibit features several dozen dinosaur animatronics that fully loom and roar, and a virtual aquarium stocked with swimming ancients.
    — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 21 May 2026
Definition of ancients
Noun
  • The hospital complex in San Francisco was ranked top nationally in several specialties as well, including geriatrics, pulmonology — the treatment of respiratory conditions — and lung surgery.
    — Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The report rated hospital performance in 14 specialties or specialty areas, ranging from cancer to geriatrics to urology.
    — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of geriatrics
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“Golden-agers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/golden-agers. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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