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Recent Examples of over-the-hill Wilson plays Pryce Cahill, an over-the-hill ex-pro golfer whose career was derailed prematurely 20 years ago. Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 31 May 2025 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for over-the-hill
Adjective
  • Seven others were injured, including a 17-year-old and an elderly woman.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 22 June 2025
  • Check in on people without air conditioning, as well as any elderly relatives and neighbors.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 22 June 2025
Adjective
  • The departing older president, the incoming younger Kennedy.
    Dr. Richard Fichman, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2025
  • While older South Koreans remain most at risk, suicide is now the leading cause of death for those aged 10 to 39.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
Adjective
  • The victims, men aged 25, 31 and 40, were inside a gas station in the 800 block of East 63rd Street just before 4 p.m., when the gunmen entered and fired shots, police said.
    William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2025
  • State law doesn’t cap the age for jurors, but those aged 72 and older can request to be excused, Carl Nagle, a Winston-Salem attorney with Nagle & Associates, told The Charlotte Observer.
    Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 25 June 2025

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“Over-the-hill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/over-the-hill. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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