as in elderly
being of advanced years and especially past middle age
went into nursing to work with geriatric patients
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as in elder
a person of advanced years
most of the clinic's outpatients are geriatrics living on fixed incomes
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Recent Examples of geriatric
Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026
Their client list is geriatric and/or canine, and neither base is super-reliable.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
Mckay Coppins, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
Specialists in geriatrics know that most falls have multiple causes – and that practical steps like reviewing medications or improving home safety can prevent the next one.
—Jerry Gurwitz, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
But opening night was the worst possible time to visit Golden State, before injuries took their toll on a geriatric Warriors team.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026
Their client list is geriatric and/or canine, and neither base is super-reliable.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
At another table, a young Black guy with facial tattoos was playing $100 hands and had developed a rollicking alliance with the white-haired geriatric at the other end of the table.
—Mckay Coppins, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
Specialists in geriatrics know that most falls have multiple causes – and that practical steps like reviewing medications or improving home safety can prevent the next one.
—Jerry Gurwitz, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for geriatric
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
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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
Noun
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Clemishire, along with her father, filed a $1 million defamation suit in Dallas County against Morris, his wife, Debbie, the church, its current and former elders and a church staff member.—
Giles Hudson,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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But in an abrupt shift, a new poll released Monday finds young people’s confidence has plummeted over the past two years — while their elders remain more upbeat.—
Nicholas Riccardi,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
Noun
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Officers arrived at the scene four minutes later and found three adult men dead in front of the mosque, Wahl said.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
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Those results were strong enough to support the FDA’s late 2024 approval of Zepbound as the first-ever medication specifically indicated for obstructive sleep apnea in adults with obesity — a historic shift in how the condition can be treated.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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Lucia Clinic is a celebrity-favorite beauty destination known for injectables, filler, Botox, CoolSculpting and non-invasive anti-aging treatments.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
15 May 2026
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Peptides are becoming increasingly popular for athletic performance and anti-aging purposes.—
Teresa Maalouf,
Verywell Health,
12 May 2026
Noun
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Most oldsters like myself still will probably find revisiting the piece enjoyable.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Those devoted to the Charli cause will no doubt get more out of the film than an out-of-touch oldster like myself ever could.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Jan. 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
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“Geriatric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/geriatric. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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