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
The instructions reflected a resolution adopted by the Miami Beach City Commission in March that established new rules for city events for senior citizens.
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Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
Admission is $15, $13 for children and senior citizens.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 23 May 2026
State officials reported minimal implementation problems, with exceptions allowing senior citizens to use expired licenses and voters verified by poll workers who have known them for six months or longer.
—John Raby, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
The museum has long been a gathering place for local families, senior citizens, young people and residents from across Chicago and the surrounding suburbs.
—Eva Remijan-Toba, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
McCarron said he's seen the scam work on college students, married couples, professionals, senior citizens and more.
—Dorothy Tucker, CBS News, 6 May 2026
The president will highlight recent gains in retirement savings and a major tax break for senior citizens — the elimination of taxes on Social Security from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act — at The Villages Charter School in The Villages, Florida, on Friday.
—Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 1 May 2026
The film examines the generation who never expected to become senior citizens in the face of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and decades of oppression, who now find themselves trailblazers again as the first openly LGBTQ seniors.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 29 Apr. 2026
In addition to the fundraiser, the boys lacrosse team volunteered at the San Diego Food Bank warehouse on March 26, packing 660 boxes of food for senior citizens, totaling 23,000 pounds.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
Admission is $15, $13 for children and senior citizens.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 23 May 2026
State officials reported minimal implementation problems, with exceptions allowing senior citizens to use expired licenses and voters verified by poll workers who have known them for six months or longer.
—John Raby, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
The museum has long been a gathering place for local families, senior citizens, young people and residents from across Chicago and the surrounding suburbs.
—Eva Remijan-Toba, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
McCarron said he's seen the scam work on college students, married couples, professionals, senior citizens and more.
—Dorothy Tucker, CBS News, 6 May 2026
The president will highlight recent gains in retirement savings and a major tax break for senior citizens — the elimination of taxes on Social Security from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act — at The Villages Charter School in The Villages, Florida, on Friday.
—Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 1 May 2026
The film examines the generation who never expected to become senior citizens in the face of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and decades of oppression, who now find themselves trailblazers again as the first openly LGBTQ seniors.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 29 Apr. 2026
In addition to the fundraiser, the boys lacrosse team volunteered at the San Diego Food Bank warehouse on March 26, packing 660 boxes of food for senior citizens, totaling 23,000 pounds.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for senior citizens
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The younger generation, broadly, is more online than its elders, and that includes the newest generation of service members, who are frequently reminded about things like tracking data and sharing information online that could unintentionally aid adversaries.—
Mike Brest,
The Washington Examiner,
28 May 2026
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The church elders welcomed the soft-spoken, articulate Latino whose maternal grandfather, Abraham Fernandez, was a Presbyterian minister.—
Richard J. Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 May 2026
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Brenda McAleer, dean of the College of Professional Studies at the University of Maine at Augusta — which is preparing to offer a bachelor’s of applied public administration — said the degrees were designed for adults who already have some work experience or have taken some college courses.—
Emilia Otte,
Hartford Courant,
4 June 2026
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In practice, kids and adults alike are eating more frequent, smaller meals throughout the day.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Charlotte Observer,
4 June 2026
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The exhibit features several dozen dinosaur animatronics that fully loom and roar, and a virtual aquarium stocked with swimming ancients.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
20 May 2026
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“Senior citizens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senior%20citizens. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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