septuagenarian

adjective

Definition of septuagenariannext
as in octogenarian

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Recent Examples of septuagenarian The project is billed as being another transformative role for Johnson, with extensive makeup and prosthetics used to turn him into the eccentric septuagenarian Chicken Man. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2026 That’s an attitude that Paulo Herkenhoff, a septuagenarian art curator, resists. — Constance Malleret, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2026 Did anyone suggest that, for a septuagenarian with many months of shows ahead around the world, including two homecoming runs through Canada, leaving the ground might not be the best idea? — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026 Directed by Bai Xue, the crowd-pleasing drama, released in China last month, stars Yeoh as a septuagenarian who discovers a late-life gift for speedcubing, or competitive puzzle-solving. — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for septuagenarian
  1. octogenarian
  2. nonagenarian
  3. geriatric
  4. elderly
  5. sexagenarian
  6. senior
  7. centenarian
  8. aging
Adjective
  • Ouma Hettie is an octogenarian goat herder in South Africa’s Kamiesberge.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Ilinčić’s show borrowed the delicate ropes of octogenarian textile artist Françoise Grossen weaving them into dresses, skirts, bags and belts.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of octogenarian
Adjective
  • Approaching nonagenarian status, Celmins is still incredibly quick, with a generous, buoyant voice.
    — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 6 Nov. 2026
  • In her 1974 novel The Hearing Trumpet, a nonagenarian vegetarian heroine named Marian rebels against patriarchal institutions.
    — Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of nonagenarian
Adjective
  • And when Hendricks transitioned from Washed Out to The Knife, this geriatric millennial, for one, felt very seen.
    — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Calling this all-wheel-drive EX-L a dog would insult geriatric, three-legged canines everywhere.
    — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of geriatric
Adjective
  • In the sprawling Cité Soleil seaside slum, gang members beheaded at least 19 people, including 12 elderly women, in early August.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026
  • The parliament claimed that hundreds of Saudi airstrikes over the previous five days had killed or wounded more than 300 people, most of them children, women and elderly people.
    — Clarissa Ward, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 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
  • But the churn rate for teachers isn’t necessarily an issue, according to Robert Pondiscio, a senior fellow at the prominent conservative-leaning think tank American Enterprise Institute, who wrote a book on the school.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Beck didn’t take over as the full-time starter until his junior season at Georgia and transferred to Miami after regressing during his senior season.
    — Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of senior
Adjective
  • Genes don't completely determine your lifespan, but having a parent hit the centenarian mark helps.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Japan's centenarian population has grown substantially since the government began tracking it.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of centenarian
Adjective
  • The question is whether emerging science can translate into measurable improvements in skin elasticity and whether those results can be communicated clearly, without turning a complex biological process into the next anti-aging buzzword.
    — Amy Francombe, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026
  • There’s a reason it hasn’t been licensed for use as an anti-aging drug.
    — Gavin Francis, The New York Review of Books, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of aging

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“Septuagenarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/septuagenarian. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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