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After reading about the nonagenarian’s record-breaking races, Simone Porcelli, an Italian professor of human physiology at the University of Pavia (located almost 19 miles south of Milan), contacted Mazzenga to be part of a study called the TRAJECTORAGE Project.
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Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025
That November 2013 visit led to a weeklong FBI seizure in April 2014 that captured worldwide attention as people questioned how and why a nonagenarian Hoosier, considered a pillar of his community, hoarded cultural treasures for so long while evading the law.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025
To do so is to put yourself in Hicks’s shoes in the 1950s, when the now-nonagenarian was exploring the textile traditions of the Andes for her undergraduate thesis at Yale.
—Catherine Hong, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2025
Counting Barack and Michelle Obama among its exec producers, Proudfoot’s film follows Chris Hesse, a nonagenarian photographer who snapped African revolutionary leader Kwame Nkrumah.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
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Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025
That November 2013 visit led to a weeklong FBI seizure in April 2014 that captured worldwide attention as people questioned how and why a nonagenarian Hoosier, considered a pillar of his community, hoarded cultural treasures for so long while evading the law.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025
To do so is to put yourself in Hicks’s shoes in the 1950s, when the now-nonagenarian was exploring the textile traditions of the Andes for her undergraduate thesis at Yale.
—Catherine Hong, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2025
Counting Barack and Michelle Obama among its exec producers, Proudfoot’s film follows Chris Hesse, a nonagenarian photographer who snapped African revolutionary leader Kwame Nkrumah.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonagenarian
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Many wore yellow T-shirts and caps emblazoned with the insignia of the ruling National Resistance Movement — and images of the octogenarian president.—
Emmanuel Akinwotu,
NPR,
15 Jan. 2026
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Uganda blocked internet access ahead of this week’s presidential election, as octogenarian Yoweri Museveni seeks to extend his four-decade rule.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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Best supporting actor got a lot more interesting with the nom for Lindo; now Skarsgård is not the category’s only overdue septuagenarian standout from a best picture nominee.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Jan. 2026
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Valizadeh is one of at least four Iranian-Americans currently held in Iran, including 70-year-old Kamran Hekmati and at least one other septuagenarian, a woman, sources familiar with the matter confirmed to CBS News.—
Camilla Schick,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
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He was found guilty in 2025 of treating an elderly women suffering from liver disease without a medical license.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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Rantz cited a recent attack on an elderly woman who was struck in the face with a board containing a nail, leaving her blind.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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Harris reports that only about 39% of available geriatric fellowship positions were filled in 2025.—
Howard Gleckman,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Advertisement There’s also some data behind the possibility for whole-body vibration to improve bone mineral density, particularly in post-menopausal women and geriatric populations.—
Jennifer Heimlich,
Time,
23 Jan. 2026
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Just because their deaths make for good local news fodder doesn’t mean that most of us have a special fascination with these centenarian record-holders.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
23 Jan. 2026
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The centenarian company, renowned for exporting American storytelling, has transformed into a media and experiential giant, capturing and reflecting the country’s traditions and ideals of optimism, ambition, and invention across the eras, and influencing popular culture globally.—
Charlotte Hu,
Time,
8 Jan. 2026
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Among those are three senior candidates, a contributor and a coach.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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By sharing data that advanced senior leadership’s goals, Amber made her work visible.—
Chris Lipp,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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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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“Nonagenarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonagenarian. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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