older

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Adjective
  • Gunmen with the Viv Ansanm gang coalition, who have been fighting for control of Arcahaïe, reportedly stormed the village and opened fire on the population, killing women, children and elderly.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Authorities later confirmed that Zinn was an elderly local political agitator, not the suspect, according to the New York Post.
    Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Smith replied that private schools must submit renewal packets every year before they are approved to continue participation in the accounts program, and that the agency compares the new tuition rates against the older rates.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The reversal marks just one example of how Trump is rewriting Republicans’ decades-old playbook on countering Beijing’s influence in the United States and abroad.
    Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Central to the protocol’s anti-aging effects is its impact on VO2 max, the maximum amount of oxygen your body can utilize during exercise.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Here’s what to know about Russia’s and China’s investments in anti-aging.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • This blend was then aged for an additional 19 months in new, medium-char American Oak barrels.
    Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • At around the same time, a tall, college-aged man carrying a black backpack made his way up the stairwell of the nearby Losee Center, a four-story concrete building that houses the student welcome center, among other things.
    Rick Jervis, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
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“Older.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/older. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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