Thesaurus results for OLD GUARD

old guard

noun

as in establishment

the usually older members of an organization (such as a political party) who do not want or like change She's not popular with the old guard.

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Recent Examples of old guard Some of our old guard would be old. —

Jordan Moreau, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025 If the party’s old guard falters, look out. —

Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2025 The 24-year-old guard has the offensive tools to grow into a contributor on a team-friendly contract. —

Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 Shares of Oracle surged 26% in Tuesday’s extended trading hours, after the tech old guard reported that multicloud database revenue from Amazon, Google and Microsoft grew at the eye-popping rate of 1,529% in its last quarter, fueled by demand for AI servers. —

Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for old guard

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establishment

Noun

Keeping tradition alive One Charlotte establishment keeping the tradition of giving out matchbooks alive is Eighty Eights, a jazz joint in NoDa best known for its coffee, craft cocktails and live music.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2025
Expect crowds to flock to the beloved establishment, which over the years has hosted many famous folks like James Brown, Alan Jackson, the late President Jimmy Carter, and the late Congressman John Lewis.

— Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025