as in senility
the state or period of mental decline that typically accompanies old age
he's now in that stage of his dotage where he has trouble remembering the simplest things
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Recent Examples of dotage
In their dotage, a lot of these hacks were writing silly columns for crappy neighborhood newspapers.
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2025
Even in his relative dotage, Butler remains one of the best two-way players in the game, with a knack for elevating his play in the postseason.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
At the time, Dylan was thirteen and living with his grandparents, kindly folks in their dotage who’d endured his parents’ addictions.
—Barrett Swanson, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
The heroes of the team are now in their dotage so the time to strike again is here and now.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2025
Even in his relative dotage, Butler remains one of the best two-way players in the game, with a knack for elevating his play in the postseason.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
At the time, Dylan was thirteen and living with his grandparents, kindly folks in their dotage who’d endured his parents’ addictions.
—Barrett Swanson, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
The heroes of the team are now in their dotage so the time to strike again is here and now.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dotage
senility
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In the absence of an audit of the defeat (though Martin has promised one), a consensus has emerged that the fault lies entirely with Biden and his clique for having selfishly insisted on running despite his evident senility.—
Andrew Cockburn,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
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And their patriarch, battling the cruel advance of senility.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
11 July 2025
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“Dotage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dotage. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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