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
Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2025
The drugmakers will sell injectable versions of these medications for an average of $350 per month, a price the drugmakers will reduce to about $250 over the next 24 months, a senior administration official said.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
For seniors, the challenge shifts from access to maintenance.
—Sixteen Ramos, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
As soon as the public-private partnership TrumpRx launches, patients using the service will pay roughly $350 for a month's supply of the injectable drugs, according to senior administration officials.
—Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2025
The drugmakers will sell injectable versions of these medications for an average of $350 per month, a price the drugmakers will reduce to about $250 over the next 24 months, a senior administration official said.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
Analysts estimate that households bundling auto and home or renters coverage save an average of 14 percent each year, with some seniors qualifying for additional loyalty or safe-driver discounts that lower the total even further.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
For seniors, the challenge shifts from access to maintenance.
—Sixteen Ramos, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for senior
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The other included a middle-aged man from Virginia and an elderly woman from California.—
Ben Adler,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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Navedo was charged with fraud-swindle-obtain property for $50,000 or more and abuse of an elderly or disabled adult without great bodily harm.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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Her ancestors were from Russia, who later fled to Ukraine and settled in Philadelphia.—
Colleen Kratofil,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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The idea was to go back to the basic foods that their ancestors ate.—
Chrystle Fiedler,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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Schiffl, the provost's spokesperson, says the nuns' social media presence is unbecoming of their order and that their superiors take a dim view of it.—
Esme Nicholson,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
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Clotworthy and then-partner Michael Fabila escaped the flow and went back to work for much of the next 24 hours blocking traffic on Highway 101, actions their CHP superiors said saved lives.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Its meandering path took it over some of the warmest ocean water temperatures, said Claudia Benitez-Nelson, an oceanographer and senior associate dean at the University of South Carolina.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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Like Kilpatrick, Howard associate dean Ingrid Sturgis said the school is updating its site and would soon restore the specific reference to Terez.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
31 Oct. 2025
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But her anger towards the man who assaulted her, and the village elders who blamed her for her trauma, remains.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
5 Nov. 2025
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Sanger's father was a seabird biologist, but also served as a church elder.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Nov. 2025
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Brazil’s President Lula da Silva Host nation Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, affectionately known as Lula, has used his second term as president to push ahead with climate action and slow the deforestation that grew to alarming rates under his predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The issue was reminiscent of a major flaw in the optics of Webb's predecessor, the Hubble Space Telescope, which was shown to be noticeably near-sighted after reaching orbit in 1990.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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One man is taking a stand against his boss, who doesn't respect his boundaries outside of work hours.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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Former Middlesbrough boss Carrick is highly regarded too, and — like O’Neil — is out of work at present.—
David Ornstein,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Anyone who doesn’t hold the same nostalgic hankering for veteran actresses holding court with one-woman shows might not be blamed for opting out.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
2 Nov. 2025
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He was released after a few weeks in jail when filmmaker Jen Gatien pledged her $2 million Manhattan apartment where the combat veteran was living as collateral for a bond.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Senior.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senior. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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