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Recent Examples of septuagenarian
The actress revels in every episode as a septuagenarian lawyer returning to the workforce at a high-profile New York firm with a Southern accent and a baby boomer sensibility.
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
The film is an adaptation of a Daniel Pinkwater novel and tells the story of a septuagenarian whose best friend is a 70-year-old chicken.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
What about a septuagenarian — and former James Bond — like Pierce Brosnan?
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
Kathy Bates stars as a septuagenarian lawyer, and even in its first episode, the series turned the premise on its head, meaning viewers didn’t really know what to expect.
—Lucy Ford, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
The film is an adaptation of a Daniel Pinkwater novel and tells the story of a septuagenarian whose best friend is a 70-year-old chicken.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
What about a septuagenarian — and former James Bond — like Pierce Brosnan?
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
Kathy Bates stars as a septuagenarian lawyer, and even in its first episode, the series turned the premise on its head, meaning viewers didn’t really know what to expect.
—Lucy Ford, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for septuagenarian
Adjective
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Fourteen other kids and three octogenarian parishioners were wounded but expected to survive, the chief said.—
MARK VANCLEAVE,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Aug. 2025
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Camper’s Peu Path is flexible and utilitarian, versatile (pair it with a dress, or pair it with poplin pants and a tee), and nearly octogenarian.—
Hannah Dylan Pasternak,
SELF,
11 Aug. 2025
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Born in 1934, the nonagenarian Kurt Klaus is one of the most important watchmakers from the golden age of 20th-century mechanical horology.—
Oren Hartov,
Robb Report,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Third, the letter writer and her family might want to consider engaging a geriatric care manager who could help them to identify supplementary services and connections in the local community that could go at least some way to alleviating her isolation.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Third, something the letter writer and her family might want to consider engaging a geriatric care manager who could help them to identify supplementary services and connections in the local community that could go at least some way to alleviating her isolation.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The Cudahy couple purchased the building in South Milwaukee primarily for the living space in back to take care of an elderly uncle.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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For millions of elderly or disabled people, these were daunting or impossible options.—
Eli Hager,
ProPublica,
8 Sep. 2025
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The state’s senior senator, Jack Reed, is 75 and running for reelection next year.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Shaffi, a senior data architect at Amazon Web Services, is widely recognized for designing secure, large scale data infrastructures that power global enterprises.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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History is everywhere, from its frescoed ceilings and antique furniture to the centenarian trees outside, meticulously catalogued and protected by the city of Florence.—
Livia Hengel,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Observers watched in amazement as the aircraft performed a roll, with the centenarian veteran and his pilot briefly flying upside down, waving from high in the sky.—
Eric Noll,
ABC News,
12 Aug. 2025
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Central to the protocol’s anti-aging effects is its impact on VO2 max, the maximum amount of oxygen your body can utilize during exercise.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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Here’s what to know about Russia’s and China’s investments in anti-aging.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Septuagenarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/septuagenarian. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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