middle-aged

Definition of middle-agednext

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for middle-aged
Adjective
  • Businesses can also partner with the nonprofit, while current and retired officers in need are encouraged to reach out directly for help.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
  • The 72-year-old retired teacher drove nine hours from western Massachusetts to the nation's capital, bringing 300 miniature maple syrup bottles and children's coloring books to help stock the state's booth.
    Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Adjective
  • Males dusky sharks can grow up to 14 feet, which is about the size of a sub-adult white shark, according to Chapman.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 1 June 2026
  • It is estimated that, based on measures of blood glucose, lipids, and other parameters, less than 12% of the adult American population can even be said to metabolically healthy.
    Christopher Duggan, STAT, 27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Most of us travelling correspondents were youngish reporters from oldish outlets, wearing blue button-downs and carrying notebooks in the back pockets of our Bonobos.
    Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Almost all were sort of oldish homes; this wasn’t an area with huge three-plus million dollar house.
    Ali MacGraw, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • An octogenarian plumber restored fixtures that dated back to his own childhood.
    Jesse Armas, Curbed, 16 June 2026
  • Stewart is one of several octogenarian (or near) rockers who continue to perform publicly, a list that includes James Taylor, Paul McCartney (who was here at the Fonda back in the spring), Cher and Kenny Loggins to name a few.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 11 June 2026
Adjective
  • Yet the train of military vehicles that appeared was remarkably tame, a cavalcade of superannuated weapons platforms serving as a reminder of the degree to which the military-industrial complex, glutted with money and pampered by Congress, has run out of new ideas.
    Seth Harp, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Never leave children, elderly adults or pets in a parked car or truck, even for a few minutes, even if the windows are open, public safety agencies warn.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • According to police, an elderly driver struck a vehicle, struck the pedestrians and then crashed into a building.
    Jose Fabian, CBS News, 2 July 2026
Adjective
  • Undermanned in the middle and inadequately equipped on the back end, Holland, a septuagenarian with four Stanley Cup rings, will have to earn every word of his reputation this summer.
    Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 28 June 2026
  • Shudder’s French septuagenarian spy pic Reflection in a Dead Diamond then took home the Gotham for Outstanding Original Film, Broadcast or Streaming.
    Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 1 June 2026
Adjective
  • Working with sister stylist duo Chloe and Chenelle Delgadillo, Rodrigo has reconstructed her signature looks to feel softer and more grown-up, with outfits drawing from fashion references just as diverse as her musical taste.
    Chelsey Sanchez, CNN Money, 25 June 2026
  • There was something so exciting about holding those glowing wands and feeling just a little grown-up while doing it.
    Abby Price, Southern Living, 17 June 2026
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“Middle-aged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middle-aged. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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