octogenarian

adjective

Definition of octogenariannext
as in septuagenarian

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Recent Examples of octogenarian Other sources disputed that explanation, however, suggesting Lauder is instead pulling back on his giving as the octogenarian works to secure his legacy and prioritize more notable philanthropic projects. — Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 The darling daughter who wounded his pride in his octogenarian years was called Tekena, first of her name. — Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026 The obfuscation extends beyond the septuagenarian and octogenarian set. — ABC News, 14 July 2026 Brown remembered that Sarah Parsley, the octogenarian matriarch of the family, greeted partygoers from a wheelchair, assisted by a Black nurse. — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 3 July 2026 And for the moment, the octogenarian outlaw is having a hell of a time with the task at hand. — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 1 July 2026 An octogenarian plumber restored fixtures that dated back to his own childhood. — Jesse Armas, Curbed, 16 June 2026 Stewart is one of several octogenarian (or near) rockers who continue to perform publicly, a list that includes James Taylor, Paul McCartney (who was here at the Fonda back in the spring), Cher and Kenny Loggins to name a few. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 11 June 2026 But a new book by former first lady Jill Biden suggests that these reassuring portraits of an octogenarian president with enviable stamina were embellished. — Kaylah Jackson, NBC news, 3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for octogenarian
  1. septuagenarian
  2. nonagenarian
  3. elderly
  4. geriatric
  5. senior
  6. sexagenarian
  7. centenarian
  8. aging
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  • Did anyone suggest that, for a septuagenarian with many months of shows ahead around the world, including two homecoming runs through Canada, leaving the ground might not be the best idea?
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Directed by Bai Xue, the crowd-pleasing drama, released in China last month, stars Yeoh as a septuagenarian who discovers a late-life gift for speedcubing, or competitive puzzle-solving.
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of septuagenarian
Adjective
  • The Venice Film Festival will pay tribute to nonagenarian Italian director Tinto Brass at its upcoming edition with a pre-opening screening of his London-shot 1967 pop thriller Deadly Sweet starring Jean-Louis Trintignant and Ewa Aulin.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 June 2026
  • He and Chen are joined by New York bassist David Wong and Los Angeles drummer Roy McCurdy, whose induction into the nonagenarian club comes November 28.
    — Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 25 June 2026
Definition of nonagenarian
Adjective
  • The office has already brought charges against four, including the mother of a 14-year-old boy accused of killing an elderly pedestrian while riding an e-motorcycle.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Now, the City of Oakland is suing the property owner, Mosser Living, alleging elderly and disabled tenants were left stranded in their homes and that the prolonged elevator outage was part of a much broader pattern of neglect.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of elderly
Adjective
  • It’s currently estimated that approximately 60% of water that travels through Puerto Rico’s geriatric pipes is lost due to leaks and other infrastructural issues, Navarro mentioned.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Kiggans is a former Navy helicopter pilot who also worked as a geriatric nurse.
    — Sophia Mandt, The Washington Examiner, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of geriatric
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  • Game time is coming more regularly now for the 16-year-old, having racked up almost 50 percent of his senior career minutes since the start of May.
    — Thom Harris, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Shu Hsiao-huang, a senior analyst at the Institute for National Defence and Security Research, noted that Taiwan should avoid treating every unmanned aircraft as the same threat.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of senior
Adjective
  • Its contents range from 19th-century anti-aging pills, to biologist Charles Darwin’s walking stick, to striking nude self-portraits by then-sexagenarian British photographer John Coplans.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
  • 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
Definition of sexagenarian
Adjective
  • Lally has been named as one of 48 centenarian ambassadors still alive today who were born in Ireland between 1920 and 1926 and whose names appear on the official census records that were released by the Irish National Archives in April.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
  • Healthy habits, like those in the centenarian survey, can bolster longevity by reducing the forces that age us, such as chronic inflammation, blood vessel damage, mitochondrial decline, muscle loss, and stress, Weiss said.
    — Kristen Fischer, Health, 11 May 2026
Definition of centenarian
Adjective
  • The Eye Brightening and Depuffing Anti-Aging Concentrate formula is a new-and-improved version of the anti-aging serum-hybrid.
    — Tessa Petak, InStyle, 14 Aug. 2026
  • What the Study Found A team of researchers at Texas A&M University set out to determine whether the NR4A1 receptor plays a role in the anti-aging benefits of coffee.
    — Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of aging

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