senior citizens

plural of senior citizen

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of senior citizens Sara Schueneman, state director of Colorado for the AARP, said the original proposal that would have boosted average monthly bills by 10% would be too hard on senior citizens living on a fixed income. Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2026 Tickets, available at the door, are $15, $10 for children ages 4-12 and senior citizens 65 and older, free for children 3 and younger. Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 19 Aug. 2026 No member of the public would be given preferential treatment; however, people who might not be able to stay long could be allowed to speak first, such as senior citizens or parents with childcare considerations. Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 While Bush was in the park, Bell met with senior citizens at a historic Black church. ABC News, 26 July 2026 This includes any number of disputes between parties, but also issues such as evictions, scams targeting senior citizens, and domestic-violence protective orders. David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026 The means for doing so include increasing the property assessment threshold for existing tax exemptions, creating new exemptions for senior citizens, and, in the case of Tennessee, instilling outright prohibitions on state property taxes. Paxton Honerkamp, CNBC, 21 July 2026 If elected, Blanks would advocate for property tax relief for senior citizens by expanding relief programs through the Kansas Department of Revenue. Sofi Zeman july 17, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026 Those include loyalty, membership or rewards programs that customers enroll in or if the savings are offered to broad groups of people, such as teachers, military members or senior citizens. Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for senior citizens
Noun
  • The Trust, supported by a 1 percent food-and-beverage restaurant tax, used it as a quarantine site for homeless elders imperiled by COVID.
    Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The cultural boundaries that bind many Black communities, such as the respect for elders and aunties alike, were honored and respected in informal communication – and sometimes in coverage.
    Danielle K. Brown, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Note that additional per-adult charges do apply if there are more than two adults in a room.
    Madison Flager, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The county has the largest number of older adults in Florida, more than half a million age 60 or older.
    Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The exhibit features several dozen dinosaur animatronics that fully loom and roar, and a virtual aquarium stocked with swimming ancients.
    Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 21 May 2026

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“Senior citizens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senior%20citizens. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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