as in elder
a person of advanced years
more and more senior citizens are living active, rewarding lives
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Recent Examples of senior citizen
The fund supports monthly payments to senior citizens and their dependents, as well as to survivors of deceased workers.
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Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
10 June 2026
In this case, the area within the geofence line included not just a bank where a robbery took place but also a church and a senior citizens home.
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Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
9 June 2026
From senior citizens to elementary school students, arts organizations across Colorado continue working to engage audiences of all ages.
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Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
Tickets are $20, $18 for students, senior citizens and members of the military.
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Eric E. Harrison,
Arkansas Online,
3 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for senior citizen
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
10 June 2026
In this case, the area within the geofence line included not just a bank where a robbery took place but also a church and a senior citizens home.
—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
9 June 2026
From senior citizens to elementary school students, arts organizations across Colorado continue working to engage audiences of all ages.
—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
Tickets are $20, $18 for students, senior citizens and members of the military.
—
Eric E. Harrison,
Arkansas Online,
3 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for senior citizen
Recent Examples of Synonyms for senior citizen
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Morris, his wife, Debbie, the church, along with a group of current and former church elders and a former employee, still face a $1 million defamation suit filed by Cindy Clemishire and her father.
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Meanwhile, the Gen Zers now aging into homebuying represent a smaller cohort than their elders.
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Tickets start at $45, and kids 15 and under get in free with an adult.
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Law enforcement also linked Sanchez-Munoz to a June 11 shooting in which a vehicle occupied by an adult and a child was hit by gunfire in the area of Seventh Street and Metropolitan Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas.
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Then, the golden-ager Silver Classics Crew got the crowd on their feet with a lively performance.
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Corey Perry, the 39-year-old golden-ager, kept up with McDavid and Draisaitl at times.
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The exhibit features several dozen dinosaur animatronics that fully loom and roar, and a virtual aquarium stocked with swimming ancients.
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Sitting alone among these ancients can be a profound experience.
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“Senior citizen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senior%20citizen. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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