as in elderly
being of advanced years and especially past middle age
bought special food intended for senior dogs
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as in ancestor
one who is older than another
since the man next door is my senior by a number of years, I always address him as "Mr. Barton"
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as in superior
one who is above another in rank, station, or office
the young attorney benefited from the mentorship of one of his seniors at the firm
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as in dean
the senior member of a group
when he retires, she will be the senior on the faculty
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as in elder
a person of advanced years
weekday movie matinees are often popular with seniors
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Recent Examples of senior
Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2025
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Matt Leclercq is senior managing editor at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2025
Riley Beggin, USA Today, 13 May 2025
The 25-year-old CUF offered several recommendations to help the city deal with its growing number of seniors in need of financial assistance.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 13 May 2025
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Adjective
Mizzou basketball announced its fourth signing of the offseason Wednesday in seven-foot center Shawn Phillips Jr.
Phillips, a rising senior, spent his previous two seasons at Arizona State.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2025
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Matt Leclercq is senior managing editor at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2025
Noun
The proposal would make the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act permanent, increase the standard deduction, increase the child tax credit, temporarily create a tax deduction for tips and overtime through 2028, and implement an additional $4,000 tax deduction for seniors, among other proposals.
—Riley Beggin, USA Today, 13 May 2025
The 25-year-old CUF offered several recommendations to help the city deal with its growing number of seniors in need of financial assistance.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for senior
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Authorities were working to identify some of the victims, most of whom were elderly women.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2025
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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
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Porter County Board of Commissioners President Jim Biggs noted his ancestors were among the first white settlers in the county in 1835, at a settlement a few hundred feet from the site.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
18 May 2025
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Moringa oleifera is native to Indian subcontinent, particularly the Himalayan foothills, while another species, Moringa stenopetala, grows in the Horn of Africa: southern Ethiopia, northern Kenya, and even Somalia, where Elba’s ancestors are from.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
15 May 2025
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Francis and Pope Benedict XVI took steps to end decades of abuse and cover-ups, changing church laws to punish abusers and their clerical superiors who hid their wrongdoing.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2025
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Eli is working the crime scene’s perimeter; Elliot storms over and asks him about talking about Isabella with his superiors.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
1 May 2025
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The audience was private, but the Vatican released Leo’s prepared text and that of the dean of the diplomatic corps.—
Nicole Winfield,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2025
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In a 2009 case, the Supreme Court said FERPA is only about the records that are permanently stored in the principal’s office or the dean’s office and a file that corresponds to a student’s name.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
10 May 2025
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As in the real world, the kids handle some of their business better than their elders, and sometimes the elders prove wiser than the kids.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2025
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The younger generation, as my own parents and grandparents soon learned, can be a lot less patient with the problems their elders tolerate.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2025
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But they were only meant to be fleeting. Italiano’s predecessor, Thiago Motta, left for Juventus last summer.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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As this report explained, each park broke new ground and exceeded the expectations set by its predecessors.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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But such are the levels of distrust within the game at the moment, when Kogan’s name was first reported as the likely boss of the regulator, some EFL clubs panicked and thought the Premier League had somehow managed to get one of its own in the key role.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
11 May 2025
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The concept made a limited impact with the team because his boss didn’t believe in its usefulness.—
Ben Bolch,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
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Created through a bipartisan measure signed into law by President Trump in 2020, the lifeline serves veterans and non-English speakers in addition to LGBTQ+ young people.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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The studio has enlisted roughly 40 animation crew members, including veterans of past Hartman productions, working remotely from locations around the world.—
Carolyn Giardina,
Variety,
15 May 2025
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“Senior.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senior. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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