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Recent Examples of over-the-hill Wilson stars as Pryce Cahill, an over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer whose career was derailed 20 years ago amid a scandal. Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 8 May 2025 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. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for over-the-hill
Adjective
  • Authorities were working to identify some of the victims, most of whom were elderly women.
    Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2025
  • An elderly man was mowed down and killed by a hit-and-run driver in Brooklyn on May 10 — just seconds after the same driver smashed into a nearby vehicle, cops said Wednesday.
    Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 15 May 2025
Adjective
  • Of course, the new standard will be backward-compatible with Wi-Fi 6 devices, as well as older Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) and Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) ones.
    Iyaz Akhtar, PC Magazine, 13 May 2025
  • Applicants must be 6 years or older as of the beginning of Oct. 4 to participate.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 May 2025
Adjective
  • Grossman’s signature creation for the Martinez bar is an aged Negroni.
    Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 13 May 2025
  • Wines are then aged differentially—rosé and effervescent in steel, Sangiovese in large Slavonian oak casks, and Aglianico and Nero d’Avola in French oak barrels.
    Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 11 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 24 May. 2025.

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