senior citizens

plural of senior citizen

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Recent Examples of senior citizens In 1975, Phil Ragsdale, the founder of what would become known as the International Gay Rodeo Association a decade later, came up with the idea to hold a gay rodeo in Reno to raise money for the local senior citizens’ annual Thanksgiving Day feed. Jo Yurcaba, NBC news, 15 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 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 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
  • Their flowers, red, rose above the courtyard and the divan where the village elders met, over the ten balconies and the stairway windows.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Younger philanthropy professionals, elders, NAP staff and funders’ program officers sometimes joined meetings.
    Fortune, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The combo is safe for most healthy adults in moderation.
    Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 22 Oct. 2025
  • There were no adults in the room because the drama teacher was on leave and the substitute hadn’t arrived from another campus, Chris Kamo said.
    Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2025

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“Senior citizens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senior%20citizens. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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