as in elders
a person of advanced years
a family film that will appeal to youngsters and oldsters alike
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Recent Examples of oldsters
But Italian brainrot’s invisible massiveness, totally foreign to oldsters but beloved by children across continents and languages, is a compelling and chilling showcase of our frazzled internet culture landscape.
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Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 10 Sep. 2025
Plus, lest oldsters forget, Buckingham Fountain is romantic.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 10 Sep. 2025
Plus, lest oldsters forget, Buckingham Fountain is romantic.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oldsters
Noun
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Younger philanthropy professionals, elders, NAP staff and funders’ program officers sometimes joined meetings.—
Fortune,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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Democratic elders have sought to cast blame on Republicans for the shutdown, arguing it could be averted if the GOP agreed to attach provisions to the CR enacting healthcare reforms.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Oct. 2025
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Obesity kept ticking up, affecting about 36 percent of adults and nearly 17 percent of children in the United States by 2010.—
Alice Callahan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Pneumococcal vaccines help protect against bacterial pneumococcal infections – including pneumonia – in older adults, infants and certain younger adults with underlying health conditions.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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What had long been the province of geriatrics quickly morphed into something performative and hyper-masculine, with podcasters hyping testosterone injections, influencers displaying stacks of supplements, and billionaires interested in blood plasma exchanges as a way to live longer.—
Anne Marie Chaker,
Time,
20 Sep. 2025
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Your ability to move with or without ease comes down to muscle mass, range of motion, flexibility, and energy levels, according to Richard Dupee, MD, chief of geriatrics at Tufts Medical Center.—
Sydney Wingfield,
Health,
26 Aug. 2025
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Here are more Denver old-timers preserving the city’s culinary and cultural past while inching toward the future, in alphabetical order.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
13 Aug. 2025
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Inside, the multi-generational crowd united old-timers, who may well have been at some of the Dead’s first Golden Gate Park gigs decades ago with kids and young adults catching live Grateful Dead music for the first time.—
Eric Renner Brown,
Billboard,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Oldsters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oldsters. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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