as in older
being of advanced years and especially past middle age
the park has walking trails that are suitable for both young and unyoung visitors
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Adjective
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The Wall Street wine guys of the eighties, now elderly, seem to be pulling the ladder up behind them.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026 -
The scam that starts with a Google search of your name may end with a call to your elderly parent or a text to your adult child.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
Adjective
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One prompted stories of an old cowboy sitting alone on a porch, surveying a ghost town; another prompted stories about a sun rising over a meadow, where tiny creatures awakened and started to frolic.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Instead of looking frumpy in an old T-shirt, look polished and refined in this shirt that won’t constrict your movements.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
20 May 2026
Adjective
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The payoff is an antioxidant-rich anti-aging formula that plumps wrinkles, brightens skin, and smoothes texture while reducing inflammation.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
23 May 2026
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Played by Mark Hamill (with a healthy dose of de-aging visual effects), the Jedi Master boards Moff Gideon’s ship and swiftly takes out all of his Dark Troopers.—
Chris Snellgrove,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 May 2026
Adjective
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Two suspects, aged 17 and 18, were reported dead, police said.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
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Three women, aged 18, 19, 21, allegedly violently assaulted and robbed a 34-year-old man.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
19 May 2026
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“Unyoung.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unyoung. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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