septuagenarian

adjective

Definition of septuagenariannext
as in octogenarian

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Recent Examples of septuagenarian The obfuscation extends beyond the septuagenarian and octogenarian set. — ABC News, 14 July 2026 Undermanned in the middle and inadequately equipped on the back end, Holland, a septuagenarian with four Stanley Cup rings, will have to earn every word of his reputation this summer. — Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 28 June 2026 Shudder’s French septuagenarian spy pic Reflection in a Dead Diamond then took home the Gotham for Outstanding Original Film, Broadcast or Streaming. — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 1 June 2026 Bookended by voiceover narration drawn straight from Ernaux’s novel, delivered by a septuagenarian version of the writer performed by Valérie Dréville, the film primarily tells the story of Annie at 17 (Barthélemy) in the summer of 1958. — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 17 May 2026 Scott Quigley, a loyal minion of yet another septuagenarian Democrat hack DA, Marian Ryan of Middlesex County. — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026 Jeremy Corbyn, the septuagenarian British leftist, who had already arrived in Havana by plane, met with high-ranking Communist Party officials in the presidential palace. — Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026 Prosecutors said Ebert and the elder Yates exchanged words after the suspect blew his horn and shouted obscenities at the septuagenarian victim’s daughter and son-in-law while in the driveway of a residential property. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026 Incidentally, Penn was up against four formidable fellow actors, including two septuagenarian first-time nominees, Sentimental Value’s Stellan Skarsgard and Sinners’ Lindo. — Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for septuagenarian
  1. octogenarian
  2. nonagenarian
  3. geriatric
  4. elderly
  5. sexagenarian
  6. senior
  7. centenarian
  8. aging
Adjective
  • The obfuscation extends beyond the septuagenarian and octogenarian set.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
  • Brown remembered that Sarah Parsley, the octogenarian matriarch of the family, greeted partygoers from a wheelchair, assisted by a Black nurse.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 3 July 2026
Definition of octogenarian
Adjective
  • The Venice Film Festival will pay tribute to nonagenarian Italian director Tinto Brass at its upcoming edition with a pre-opening screening of his London-shot 1967 pop thriller Deadly Sweet starring Jean-Louis Trintignant and Ewa Aulin.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 June 2026
  • He and Chen are joined by New York bassist David Wong and Los Angeles drummer Roy McCurdy, whose induction into the nonagenarian club comes November 28.
    — Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 25 June 2026
Definition of nonagenarian
Adjective
  • The motion requests that a judge allow Allaway to leave a geriatric unit at Napa State Hospital and instead take part in outpatient treatment.
    — Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 14 July 2026
  • John Goodman co-stars as a geriatric US president, with Mercedes Hernandez playing Digger’s housekeeper.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026
Definition of geriatric
Adjective
  • At 80 years old, Occhicone became the second-oldest inmate ever executed in the United States and the oldest inmate ever executed in Florida, which is putting more elderly prisoners to death than any other state in the nation.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 29 July 2026
  • The government also gave the green light for private care facilities for elderly Cubans — many young Cubans who would have traditionally cared for their aging relatives have migrated abroad.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Definition of elderly
Adjective
  • Its contents range from 19th-century anti-aging pills, to biologist Charles Darwin’s walking stick, to striking nude self-portraits by then-sexagenarian British photographer John Coplans.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Who knew if these roles were flukes — one-offs, novelties — or if Jerry Adler would defy the odds stacked up against any actor, much less a sexagenarian new to the game, and continue to find work in his newfound profession.
    — Howard Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
Definition of sexagenarian
Adjective
  • Redshirt senior Maddux Madsen is heading into his third year as the full-time starter for Boise State football, with little in the way of competition for his starting spot in 2026.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 26 July 2026
  • However, the senior manager changed his mind after the two began working together.
    — Alexa Newsom, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
Definition of senior
Adjective
  • Lally has been named as one of 48 centenarian ambassadors still alive today who were born in Ireland between 1920 and 1926 and whose names appear on the official census records that were released by the Irish National Archives in April.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
  • Healthy habits, like those in the centenarian survey, can bolster longevity by reducing the forces that age us, such as chronic inflammation, blood vessel damage, mitochondrial decline, muscle loss, and stress, Weiss said.
    — Kristen Fischer, Health, 11 May 2026
Definition of centenarian
Adjective
  • Known as the ultimate anti-aging beauty food (and a favorite among many celebs), salmon is known to be good for your brain and gut health while also lowering liver fat.
    — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 24 July 2026
  • The compounds are promoted for a variety of uses, from anti-aging benefits to better sleep and faster healing.
    — Sara G. Miller, NBC news, 23 July 2026
Definition of aging

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“Septuagenarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/septuagenarian. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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