septuagenarian

adjective

Definition of septuagenariannext
as in octogenarian

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Recent Examples of septuagenarian 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for septuagenarian
  1. octogenarian
  2. nonagenarian
  3. geriatric
  4. elderly
  5. sexagenarian
  6. senior
  7. centenarian
  8. aging
Adjective
  • 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
  • The octogenarian filmmaker, best known for his collaborations with Scorsese on other classics such as Raging Bull and The Last Temptation Of Christ, is showing no signs of slowing down.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of octogenarian
Adjective
  • In her 1974 novel The Hearing Trumpet, a nonagenarian vegetarian heroine named Marian rebels against patriarchal institutions.
    — Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of nonagenarian
Adjective
  • Somebody like Gilroy or Jeff Kober and Barry Corbin (popping up occasionally as a pair of geriatric gangsters) will come and go in situations knowingly designed to feel contrived.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Ossoff, seen as a potential 2028 contender, said geriatric politicians have little comprehension of AI technology.
    — Jill Colvin, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of geriatric
Adjective
  • Their chaotic path eventually brings them to a wealthy elderly woman who is blind.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026
  • But on that Sunday in 2024, Wagner spoke to a nearly empty church — about 12 elderly members, sitting far apart from one another in a sanctuary built for a thousand people.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 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
  • Programming director Ichiyama Shozo leads the selection alongside senior programmer Ishizaka Kenji, who oversees Asian Future.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Gordon Noble, the paper’s senior author and an archeologist at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland, says that the evidence of craftworking is particularly exciting.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 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
  • But many eye creams simply hydrate without any real anti-aging benefits, and searching for a star formula can get pricey fast.
    — Olivia Cigliano, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026
  • SwRI plans to expand the EII to other battery chemistries, cell formats and application areas, while also examining how aging, degradation and thermal management affect interchangeability.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of aging

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“Septuagenarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/septuagenarian. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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