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
Providing and maintaining senior citizens services - 2 mills/ 5yrs.
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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
Cheryl, a 66-year-old motocross enthusiast, also took aim at Mel's senior citizen status.
—Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, 2 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
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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
Cheryl, a 66-year-old motocross enthusiast, also took aim at Mel's senior citizen status.
—Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, 2 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for senior citizen
Noun
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The Hindu elders of the village declare the baby is Hindu based on unverified claims regarding Pagli’s religion and are incensed by Hamida’s intervention.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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The bride is anxious too, since in her South Asian culture, standing up to her elders like that is considered a generally bad thing to do and creates longterm family tension.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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By comparison, close to 20% of adults in the United States used tobacco in 2022, and almost 12% of adults in the United Kingdom were smokers in 2023.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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The story ends with a brilliant twist that will surprise and delight kids and adults.—
Caroline Carlson,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Corey Perry, the 39-year-old golden-ager, kept up with McDavid and Draisaitl at times.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Sitting alone among these ancients can be a profound experience.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Aug. 2025
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Read More: These 5 Ancient Civilizations Treasured Their Pets Coping with Critters The discovery of archeological remains has helped scientists better understand how ancients coped with bothersome critters.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Senior citizen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senior%20citizen. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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