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
Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Five more locations are in the works throughout the county, and those kiosks are expected to be installed by the end of the year, said Seth Middleton, Jackson County Public Health’s senior program manager of substance use prevention.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026
Noam N. Levey, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2026
People who’ve paid their dues, especially veterans and seniors, should be given more serious consideration in getting a license.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Born in Alabama, Cook joined Apple in 1998 as senior vice president for worldwide operations.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Five more locations are in the works throughout the county, and those kiosks are expected to be installed by the end of the year, said Seth Middleton, Jackson County Public Health’s senior program manager of substance use prevention.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026
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Millman, his wife and their teenage daughter are barely getting by on his two part-time jobs, one bagging groceries, the other helping homebound seniors.
—Noam N. Levey, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2026
People who’ve paid their dues, especially veterans and seniors, should be given more serious consideration in getting a license.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2026
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Gábor Polyák, a professor of media law at Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest, said many in the capital were hearing stories of elderly people in small villages who, since Magyar’s victory, were living in fear.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
19 Apr. 2026
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About 30 million elderly filers claimed the enhanced deduction on Social Security benefits worth an average $7,500, Bessent said.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2026
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Based on the 1995 novel by Alice Hoffman, Practical Magic follows the witchy women of the Owens’ family, whose heartbroken ancestor cursed their bloodline so that any man who falls in love with an Owens woman dies a tragic death.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2026
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Since the discovery of the bacterial flagellar motor in the 1970s, biologists and creationists alike have marveled at its design like medieval architects staring with awe at the dome of the Pantheon built by their Roman ancestors.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Apr. 2026
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Though young missing-persons detective Dalia (May Calamawy) is earnest in her attempts to help, her superiors cast suspicion on Katie’s parents; eight years later, the girl is still missing, while the family has relocated to New Mexico.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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Based on their own investigation, Brown’s team submitted an affidavit to their superiors at DOJ that did not make a strong enough case to move forward with what Olsen wanted.—
Doug Bock Clark,
ProPublica,
13 Apr. 2026
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Christina Economos, dean of the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts, said diet is a primary driver of preventable disease.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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Dave Chappelle Has Long-Standing Ties to Yellow Springs Chappelle was raised in Maryland but spent summers in the village, where his father served as dean of students at Antioch College.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Apr. 2026
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These are our children, our parents, our siblings, our elders, our neighbors, and our loved ones.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Epstein realized the Beatles needed to be freshly scrubbed in order to play in the spaces controlled by the entertainment elders who booked bands and controlled the old‑school show‑business platforms.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
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The company said the pipe was installed by a predecessor utility company and was made of a material used only in 1970 and 1971.—
Brian New,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2026
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Its predecessor, BlueBird 6, launched on an Indian LVM3 rocket last December.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
19 Apr. 2026
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His original boss, national security adviser Mike Waltz, was booted to the United Nations after the Signalgate scandal, leaving the role to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who was already juggling portfolios and is busier now with Iran.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
21 Apr. 2026
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Most Fed chairs have left the board altogether when their term as boss runs out.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Cheadle clearly figured out that his main job here is to cue her up and get out of her way; that is greatly to this veteran actor’s credit.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Retired salesman and Air Force veteran Bud Levell, 72, has spent most of his life repairing old radios, machines and anything with wires.—
Amelia Mugavero,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Senior.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senior. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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