oldness

Definition of oldnessnext

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oldness
Noun
  • 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
  • New York is best served by having members with seniority.
    Bradley Tusk, New York Daily News, 20 June 2026
  • Mfume says his experience and seniority in Washington have helped deliver results for the country and for Baltimore.
    Ashley Paul, CBS News, 15 June 2026
Noun
  • In Colima city for coffee and a nice meal, visitors should bookmark Puerto Café and Cumbre, a restaurant and bakery that stands out in a scene of growing maturity and ambition.
    Food Editor, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026
  • Now that is maturity, not throwing a fit because Joe is around.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • In his basketball dotage, Kyle Lowry is getting soft.
    Eric Koreen, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • During Travis Credit Union's Generation Wealth Workshop, incoming Vacaville High School freshman Nathan Neff spent the day navigating adulthood through a hands-on financial simulation.
    Conor McGill, CBS News, 23 June 2026
  • After many of Jaehaerys’ 13 children died, Aemon Targaryen was the first of his children to survive into adulthood and would have been Jaehaerys’ heir, had Aemon not died before him.
    Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026
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“Oldness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oldness. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.

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