nonagenarian

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Recent Examples of nonagenarian The lady is a nonagenarian killer. 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 See All Example Sentences for nonagenarian
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Adjective
  • With the party looking for generational change, particularly after the concerns about former President Biden’s fitness to serve a second term, the idea of backing another almost octogenarian might not be ideal for some Democrats.
    Jared Gans, The Hill, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Fatih Akin directs, from an autobiographical screenplay by octogenarian filmmaker Hark Bohm.
    Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • As president of the United States, he was stabbed in the heart with a letter opener by a septuagenarian cuckold.
    Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • In a report published on Wednesday about Melissa, the Office of Civil Protection said that the fall of a tree had led to the death of a septuagenarian in the municipality of Marigot in the Southeast regional department.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
Adjective
  • Hollywood legend Cary Grant goes full-on slapstick as a man who discovers his sweet elderly aunts are actually serial killers.
    Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
  • This proposes altering the state constitution to increase the property tax exemption for homesteads owned by elderly or disabled individuals from $10,000 to $60,000 of the market value.
    James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The zoo is home to eight elephants, four of which are considered geriatric like Lois was, according to the release.
    Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
  • That's not to say all of Golden State's top contributors are geriatric.
    Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • What’s next for the centenarian study?
    Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Adjective
  • Steve Kopack Steve Kopack is a senior reporter at NBC News covering business and the economy.
    Steve Kopack, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Two of Jurupa Valley's senior players, McPherson and Hadeel Hazameh, stepped away from the team this season in protest of the trans athlete.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025

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“Nonagenarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonagenarian. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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