1
: grown old: such as
a
: of an advanced age
an aged man
b
: having attained a specified age
a man aged 40 years
2
: typical of old age
… the aged wrinkles in my cheeks …—
Shakespeare
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: having acquired a desirable quality or undergone an expected and desired change with the passage of time
aged wine
aged cheese
Synonyms of aged
Examples of aged in a Sentence
a group of men aged between 20 and 30
all the young men went to fight in the war; and only the aged and infirm remained behind
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The men, all aged between 20 and 39, had joined mercenary forces under the pretext of lucrative employment contracts, the government said.
—ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
Beneficiaries are people with limited income who are either blind, aged 65 and older, or have a qualifying disability.
—Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 24 Feb. 2026
Alma is a middle-aged textile artist whose children have left home.
—Elaine Blair, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
After one or two frosts have happened in the fall, add one to two inches of organic mulch (pine needles, aged pine bark, or leaf mold are ideal mulches.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2026
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ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
Beneficiaries are people with limited income who are either blind, aged 65 and older, or have a qualifying disability.
—Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 24 Feb. 2026
Alma is a middle-aged textile artist whose children have left home.
—Elaine Blair, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
After one or two frosts have happened in the fall, add one to two inches of organic mulch (pine needles, aged pine bark, or leaf mold are ideal mulches.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for aged
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“Aged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aged. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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aged
adjective1
ˈā-jəd
: very old
an aged oak
2
ˈājd
: having reached a specified age
a child aged ten
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