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
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.
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
Chinese search engine giant Baidu on Tuesday also announced AI tools geared toward senior citizens.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Officials said Zarutska, who had worked at a senior citizen center, a pizza place, took care of animals in the neighborhood and had just recently moved in with her partner, will be buried in the United States, even after the Ukrainian Embassy reached out to her family.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
The residents were so close and looked out for each other so well, in fact, that no one even dared to paste up small ads in the neighborhood, for fear they’d be caught by the senior citizens.
—Jack Hargreaves, The Dial, 9 Sep. 2025
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
Chinese search engine giant Baidu on Tuesday also announced AI tools geared toward senior citizens.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Officials said Zarutska, who had worked at a senior citizen center, a pizza place, took care of animals in the neighborhood and had just recently moved in with her partner, will be buried in the United States, even after the Ukrainian Embassy reached out to her family.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
The residents were so close and looked out for each other so well, in fact, that no one even dared to paste up small ads in the neighborhood, for fear they’d be caught by the senior citizens.
—Jack Hargreaves, The Dial, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for senior citizen
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Caring for both children and elders over the years, Ross saw firsthand how common loneliness can be.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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Learning from elders Drafted by the Utah Mammoth in 2021 when they were still known as the Arizona Coyotes, Thomas has attended NHL development camps in Phoenix and Salt Lake City.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
22 Sep. 2025
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The church later updated guidelines to instruct leaders never to disregard abuse reports and allowed minors to bring a parent or adult to private interviews with local bishops.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Dohn Community High School in Cincinnati offered a credit recovery program for adults and high school classes for students with behavioral issues.—
Bebe Hodges,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
28 Sep. 2025
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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 30 Sep. 2025.
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