graybeards

noun

plural of graybeard
as in patriarchs

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  1. patriarchs
  2. oldsters
  3. old-timers
  4. ancients
  5. geriatrics
Noun
  • The patriarchs of élite white families banded together, organizing secret paramilitaries that could be activated on a moment’s notice.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 3 July 2026
  • Sometimes finding the right trees can be an adventure, hiking into forests and mountains to find the oldest trees, patriarchs that hold centuries of information.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 28 June 2026
Definition of patriarchs
Noun
  • Enough with the oldsters, what about those kids?
    — Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 4 June 2026
  • Most oldsters like myself still will probably find revisiting the piece enjoyable.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Definition of oldsters
Noun
  • The three-wheelers are a far cry from the old-timers that only a year ago cruised the streets spewing clouds of black smoke.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026
  • Designed with the needs of senior dogs in mind, this recipe helps keep beloved old-timers going strong.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
Definition of old-timers
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
  • Now, thanks entirely to Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, the scales are tipping back towards the geriatrics.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 24 June 2026
  • Raya Elfadel Kheirbek is a professor of medicine and chief of the division of palliative medicine and geriatrics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
    — Raya Elfadel Kheirbek, Washington Post, 17 May 2026
Definition of geriatrics
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