octogenarian

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for octogenarian
Adjective
  • The groom’s elderly aunt had to be helped inside with signs of heat exhaustion.
    Nicholas Rice, People.com, 5 July 2025
  • In one case, Leatherman said, an elderly woman was seriously injured after an encounter with officers.
    Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 4 July 2025
Adjective
  • Looking at the macro forces, aging population and chronic diseases significantly increase demand for geriatric specialists, home healthcare workers and chronic disease management professionals.
    Kunal Khashu, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
  • The same goes for Kasper (Kim Bodnia), the Danish group principal, and Kate (Kerry Condon), the Irish technical director, neither of whom trust this geriatric newbie to pull off a miracle.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2025
Adjective
  • This starts with senior leaders establishing a cohesive business-technology plan, and assembling the right team to manage the changes.
    Wolfgang Sixl, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Pitcher of the Year: Taylor McKean, Aledo Aledo senior Taylor McKean, a Tarleton Softball pledge, was one of the best pitchers in Dallas-Fort Worth and played a pivotal role in another strong season for the Bearcats.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • Wilson plays Pryce Cahill, an over-the-hill ex-pro golfer whose career was derailed prematurely 20 years ago.
    Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 31 May 2025
  • Wilson stars as Pryce Cahill, an over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer whose career was derailed 20 years ago amid a scandal.
    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 8 May 2025
Adjective
  • QAnon was for senescent boomers; fashwave and Embrace Masculinity clips are millennial-coded.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 30 Apr. 2025
  • If the cells were truly senescent, then the medications should both reduce the number of senescent cells and reverse many of the structural DNA changes and gene expression disruptions.
    Megan Molteni, STAT, 9 Jan. 2022
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“Octogenarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/octogenarian. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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