as in elders
a person of advanced years
more and more senior citizens are living active, rewarding lives
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Recent Examples of senior citizens
Owners also accrue home equity that can be used to finance home repairs, education, or other expenses – or can be turned into reverse mortgages for senior citizens.
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Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
Providing and maintaining senior citizens services - 2 mills/ 5yrs.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Oct. 2025
The scam calls are so prevalent, especially toward senior citizens, that Milwaukee's sheriff's office has kept a warning for them at the top of its public service announcement web page and developed a video in November 2024 on what people should expect.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
This extra information could have saved the lives of tourists who overestimate their hiking resilience, unhoused people unsure of their options to cool down and senior citizens who wait too long to ask for help — all causes of heat deaths every summer in Arizona.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
As of July, more senior citizens were actively buying homes than Gen Z and millennials.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
Tickets are $20; $15 senior citizens 60-plus, members of the military and college students with valid ID; $10 for children.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2025
As part of the agreement, the hotel agreed to provide $250,000 over the next seven years to help needy senior citizens with home repairs.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
Chinese search engine giant Baidu on Tuesday also announced AI tools geared toward senior citizens.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
Providing and maintaining senior citizens services - 2 mills/ 5yrs.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Oct. 2025
The scam calls are so prevalent, especially toward senior citizens, that Milwaukee's sheriff's office has kept a warning for them at the top of its public service announcement web page and developed a video in November 2024 on what people should expect.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
This extra information could have saved the lives of tourists who overestimate their hiking resilience, unhoused people unsure of their options to cool down and senior citizens who wait too long to ask for help — all causes of heat deaths every summer in Arizona.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
As of July, more senior citizens were actively buying homes than Gen Z and millennials.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
Tickets are $20; $15 senior citizens 60-plus, members of the military and college students with valid ID; $10 for children.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2025
As part of the agreement, the hotel agreed to provide $250,000 over the next seven years to help needy senior citizens with home repairs.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
Chinese search engine giant Baidu on Tuesday also announced AI tools geared toward senior citizens.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for senior citizens
Noun
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Younger philanthropy professionals, elders, NAP staff and funders’ program officers sometimes joined meetings.—
Fortune,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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Democratic elders have sought to cast blame on Republicans for the shutdown, arguing it could be averted if the GOP agreed to attach provisions to the CR enacting healthcare reforms.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Obesity kept ticking up, affecting about 36 percent of adults and nearly 17 percent of children in the United States by 2010.—
Alice Callahan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Pneumococcal vaccines help protect against bacterial pneumococcal infections – including pneumonia – in older adults, infants and certain younger adults with underlying health conditions.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Senior citizens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senior%20citizens. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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