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Recent Examples of nonagenarian
The lady is a nonagenarian killer.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
Born in 1934, the nonagenarian Kurt Klaus is one of the most important watchmakers from the golden age of 20th-century mechanical horology.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2025
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
Born in 1934, the nonagenarian Kurt Klaus is one of the most important watchmakers from the golden age of 20th-century mechanical horology.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonagenarian
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Fatih Akin directs, from an autobiographical screenplay by octogenarian filmmaker Hark Bohm.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
30 Sep. 2025
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Set during the Great Depression, a Milwaukee detective’s quest to find a Wisconsin cheese heiress lands him in Hungary and on a collision course with history to meet Nazis, spies, and swing musicians in the octogenarian literary giant’s first novel in over a decade.—
Tomi Obaro,
Vulture,
9 Sep. 2025
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When Angels manager Ron Washington took medical leave in June for the remainder of the 2025 season, Bochy became the oldest skipper, and only septuagenarian, in MLB.—
Candace Oehler,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The actress revels in every episode as a septuagenarian lawyer returning to the workforce at a high-profile New York firm with a Southern accent and a baby boomer sensibility.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Who knew if these roles were flukes — one-offs, novelties — or if Jerry Adler would defy the odds stacked up against any actor, much less a sexagenarian new to the game, and continue to find work in his newfound profession.—
Howard Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 2025
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One has multiple young children and an elderly dog who had already gotten into physical fights with Oli.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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On the eve of sentencing, Combs submitted a personal letter to the judge asking for leniency, referencing his seven children and elderly mother.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Yet that same 30-year period saw a flurry of research and activity to try to reduce geriatric falls and their potentially devastating consequences, from hip fractures and brain bleeds to restricted mobility, persistent pain, and institutionalization.—
Paula Span,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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Even before she was nominated for an Oscar for her performance in Alexander Payne’s Nebraska (2002), the 95-year-old actor had been a go-to Everygrandma, doling out enough geriatric sass to make the Golden Girls bow down yet doing so in the most polite, Midwestern way imaginable.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
24 Sep. 2025
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History is everywhere, from its frescoed ceilings and antique furniture to the centenarian trees outside, meticulously catalogued and protected by the city of Florence.—
Livia Hengel,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Observers watched in amazement as the aircraft performed a roll, with the centenarian veteran and his pilot briefly flying upside down, waving from high in the sky.—
Eric Noll,
ABC News,
12 Aug. 2025
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The club now hosts the Ally Challenge, a senior event on the PGA Champions Tour.—
John Wisely,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for USA TODAY.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Nonagenarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonagenarian. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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