as in older
being of advanced years and especially past middle age
the overwhelming majority of that rock band's fans are over-the-hill baby boomers on a nostalgia trip
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Recent Examples of over-the-hill
Most recently, he executive produced and stars in an untitled series for Apple that centers on his Pryce Cahill, an over-the-hill ex-pro golfer who hedges his bets on a troubled 17-year-old golf phenom played by Peter Dager.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
Greer will play Amber-Linn, the ex-wife of Wilson’s over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer, Pryce Cahill.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2024
The untitled comedy stars Wilson as Pryce Cahill, an over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer whose career was derailed prematurely 20 years ago.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 24 June 2024
The comedy stars Wilson as Pryce Cahill, an over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer whose career was derailed prematurely 20 years ago.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024
And like so many other over-the-hill free agents the Angels have signed through the years, Rendon is not part of the solution, but part of the problem.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2023
Jokic scored 41 points, looking like the best player on Earth with his array of wacky moves that look like an over-the-hill guy at Studio 54.
—Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 5 June 2023
In this underground classic, a screenwriter witnesses the hopes, confusions and corruptions of fame, from an aspiring starlet to an over-the-hill grande dame whose heirs await her demise.
—Boris Kachka, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2023
Those guests are played by small army of top notch, clearly-enjoying-themselves character actors including Judith Light, Rob Yang, and John Leguizamo (who revealed to EW last year that his portrayal of an over-the-hill movie star was inspired by his Executive Decision co-star Steven Seagal).
—Clark Collis, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2023
Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
Greer will play Amber-Linn, the ex-wife of Wilson’s over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer, Pryce Cahill.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2024
The untitled comedy stars Wilson as Pryce Cahill, an over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer whose career was derailed prematurely 20 years ago.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 24 June 2024
The comedy stars Wilson as Pryce Cahill, an over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer whose career was derailed prematurely 20 years ago.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024
And like so many other over-the-hill free agents the Angels have signed through the years, Rendon is not part of the solution, but part of the problem.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2023
Jokic scored 41 points, looking like the best player on Earth with his array of wacky moves that look like an over-the-hill guy at Studio 54.
—Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 5 June 2023
In this underground classic, a screenwriter witnesses the hopes, confusions and corruptions of fame, from an aspiring starlet to an over-the-hill grande dame whose heirs await her demise.
—Boris Kachka, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2023
Those guests are played by small army of top notch, clearly-enjoying-themselves character actors including Judith Light, Rob Yang, and John Leguizamo (who revealed to EW last year that his portrayal of an over-the-hill movie star was inspired by his Executive Decision co-star Steven Seagal).
—Clark Collis, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for over-the-hill
Adjective
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He was charged him with two counts of battery, four counts of criminal mischief and abusing an elderly or disabled adult; Allen lost his left arm after a 1984 car accident.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
22 Apr. 2025
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Fewer caregivers are available to support a growing elderly population.—
Robert B. Tucker,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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With Venus retrograde in Aries starting on March 1 and affecting your career and outward expression, old insecurities about your worth and ambitions may surface.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 May 2025
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The movie set, like all others, should have only had blanks on hand, but somehow a number of live rounds made their way to the location and one such bullet ended up in the gun that went off as Hutchins and Baldwin lined up a shot in an old church.—
Marco della Cava,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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For example, many hard, aged cheeses are very low in lactose, and cheeses made from sheep’s milk and goat milk tend to be lower in lactose than those made from cow’s milk.—
Jess Cording,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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There’s a delicate balance in the vampires’ looks, aged but not anachronistic, haunting without feeling theatrical.—
Essence,
Essence,
1 May 2025
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“Over-the-hill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/over-the-hill. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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