1
: one that booms
2
: one that joins a rush of settlers to a boom area
3
: a transient worker (such as a bridge builder)
4
: a person born during a baby boom : baby boomer
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Whether a series or a film, Madonna’s story would be the latest boomer artist bio in what has become a reliable awards-friendly genre.
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Rance Collins, IndieWire, 2 Aug. 2025
Spending by this generation is growing twice as fast as prior generations and is on track to eclipse boomers globally by 2029.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The confusion is also causing stress, as the young generation and millennials are almost three times as likely to have outfit anxiety compared to their boomer coworkers.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 24 July 2025
Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images What To Know Millennials were by far the most patriotic car buyers, scoring 65 percent, with Gen X finishing second at 50 percent, Gen Z coming in third at 48 percent and boomers finishing last with 37 percent, according to the generational study.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
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Rance Collins, IndieWire, 2 Aug. 2025
Spending by this generation is growing twice as fast as prior generations and is on track to eclipse boomers globally by 2029.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The confusion is also causing stress, as the young generation and millennials are almost three times as likely to have outfit anxiety compared to their boomer coworkers.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 24 July 2025
Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images What To Know Millennials were by far the most patriotic car buyers, scoring 65 percent, with Gen X finishing second at 50 percent, Gen Z coming in third at 48 percent and boomers finishing last with 37 percent, according to the generational study.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
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“Boomer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boomer. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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