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 fund supports monthly payments to senior citizens and their dependents, as well as to survivors of deceased workers.
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Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 10 June 2026
In this case, the area within the geofence line included not just a bank where a robbery took place but also a church and a senior citizens home.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 9 June 2026
From senior citizens to elementary school students, arts organizations across Colorado continue working to engage audiences of all ages.
—Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 7 June 2026
Both Goss and DeVries agreed senior citizens should notify police if residents have been victims of scams or have concerns before moving ahead with possible lawbreaking schemes.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026
Tickets -- $30, $20 for senior citizens 65-plus, $10 for children 3-10 -- include choice of ham or turkey and all the Christmas fixings (vegan/gluten free options available); for the Sunday matinee, $15, $10 and $5, including cookies, cupcakes and beverages.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 3 June 2026
Admission is $5 for senior citizens (60 and older) and $3 for students.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 1 June 2026
Yet, the series’s finest achievement may well be the clarity of its thoughts on loneliness, an epidemic affecting senior citizens as keenly as any other group.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 31 May 2026
Several residents at the City Council meeting spoke in support of the program, including Steve Burrell, a community volunteer who often addresses the council on issues related to senior citizens and the unsheltered.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026
Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 10 June 2026
In this case, the area within the geofence line included not just a bank where a robbery took place but also a church and a senior citizens home.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 9 June 2026
From senior citizens to elementary school students, arts organizations across Colorado continue working to engage audiences of all ages.
—Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 7 June 2026
Both Goss and DeVries agreed senior citizens should notify police if residents have been victims of scams or have concerns before moving ahead with possible lawbreaking schemes.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026
Tickets -- $30, $20 for senior citizens 65-plus, $10 for children 3-10 -- include choice of ham or turkey and all the Christmas fixings (vegan/gluten free options available); for the Sunday matinee, $15, $10 and $5, including cookies, cupcakes and beverages.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 3 June 2026
Admission is $5 for senior citizens (60 and older) and $3 for students.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 1 June 2026
Yet, the series’s finest achievement may well be the clarity of its thoughts on loneliness, an epidemic affecting senior citizens as keenly as any other group.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 31 May 2026
Several residents at the City Council meeting spoke in support of the program, including Steve Burrell, a community volunteer who often addresses the council on issues related to senior citizens and the unsheltered.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for senior citizens
Noun
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The workforce’s youngest cohort has been labeled lazy, entitled, and unrelentingly pessimistic by their elders.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
8 June 2026
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Sensing this once-great dynasty is in decline, the outback’s most powerful factions — rival cattle barons, desert gangsters, Indigenous elders, and billionaire miners — move in for the kill, with billions of dollars at stake.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
4 June 2026
Noun
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But the approach also yielded errors, with some children being released to adults who forced them to work illegally or to people who provided clearly false identification and addresses.—
Alanna Durkin Richer,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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But the approach also yielded errors, with some children being released to adults who forced them to work illegally, or to people who provided clearly false identification and addresses.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 June 2026
Noun
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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
Cite this Entry
“Senior citizens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senior%20citizens. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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