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Noun
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Then the interview happens, and Thomas is swinging between lucidity and senility, and a million things about their relationship come up, and the fiction records the interview the phone couldn’t capture.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026 -
Is Chuck Schumer headed down the same dark treadmill to senility pioneered by Dementia Joe Biden before him?—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The old guard has lost control, and maybe vision, and the result is more candidates willing to sidestep seniority and a wait-your-turn mentality to try their luck — especially younger progressives.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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New maps reflecting that decision created 13 new majority-minority seats in 1992, mostly for Black legislators who were able to build seniority.—
Nicholas Wu,
semafor.com,
1 June 2026
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For her third project, the singer and UGA alumna chose a pink theme to symbolize themes of confidence and maturity when falling in love.—
DeAsia Paige,
AJC.com,
9 June 2026
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Mercury’s approaching square to Saturn, however, asks for maturity around what is owed, promised or implied.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
Noun
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Far from being a sign of dotage, scientists concurred, music practice in old age confers all kinds of cognitive benefits.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
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In his basketball dotage, Kyle Lowry is getting soft.—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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By age 16, most children tend to outgrow their egg allergy and by adulthood, the allergy is less common.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
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As Dante repeatedly returns to the deli hoping to earn recognition, his pursuit of status spirals into consequences that force him to confront the meaning of responsibility and adulthood.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
8 June 2026
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“Oldness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oldness. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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