older

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for older
Adjective
  • One has multiple young children and an elderly dog who had already gotten into physical fights with Oli.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
  • On the eve of sentencing, Combs submitted a personal letter to the judge asking for leniency, referencing his seven children and elderly mother.
    Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • People only 21 years or older are allowed to shop at Canna Bloom.
    Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Brake gently as needed - Brake normally if the vehicle has anti-lock brakes and pump brakes gently if in an older vehicle.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Studios already use it for de-aging effects and digital doubles.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Packed with anti-aging ingredients, actives, and ceramides, they’re built to target issues and deliver serious results.
    Essence, Essence, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Thiaw, aged 24 and capped three times by Germany, is comfortable on the ball, can play in a high line and is good at switching play.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The crowd was largely male and middle-aged, and almost everyone was Black or brown.
    Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Older.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/older. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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