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
Additionally, the department licenses and regulates insurance companies operating in Arkansas, administers the state government's workers' compensation program, provides Medicare counseling to senior citizens, and investigates consumer complaints and insurance fraud.
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Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2025
The rest are adults, the majority of whom have jobs, people with disabilities and senior citizens.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 29 Oct. 2025
But what might emotionally manipulative AI do if it were set on the path of light—and tasked with keeping chronically lonely senior citizens engaged?
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Many senior citizens’ advocates say that that demographic has been hit particularly hard — and that the way the annual Social Security adjustment is made has become part of the problem.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025
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.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 8 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 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
Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2025
The rest are adults, the majority of whom have jobs, people with disabilities and senior citizens.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 29 Oct. 2025
But what might emotionally manipulative AI do if it were set on the path of light—and tasked with keeping chronically lonely senior citizens engaged?
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Many senior citizens’ advocates say that that demographic has been hit particularly hard — and that the way the annual Social Security adjustment is made has become part of the problem.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025
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.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 8 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for senior citizens
Noun
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The room erupted in laughter, capturing perfectly the resilience, joy and perspective that so many elders carry with them.—
Norman B. Gildin,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Jan. 2026
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Reverence for one’s elders, Cicellis implies, is a dangerous kind of fan fiction.—
Rachel Vorona Cote,
The Atlantic,
5 Jan. 2026
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To help fill the gap, the research team relied on data from 27,670 adults in Sweden recruited to provide dietary data between 1991 and 1996.—
Julia Ries Wexler,
Health,
9 Jan. 2026
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Villa Dora Villa Dora is a small, adults-only escape with just nine rooms.—
Liz Provencher,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Senior citizens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senior%20citizens. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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