as in elder
a person of advanced years
more and more senior citizens are living active, rewarding lives
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Recent Examples of senior citizen
Furthermore, freezing temperatures pose health risks, particularly for vulnerable groups like infants and senior citizens.
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Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
Each Thursday night, Kiser and his classmates spent three hours providing free tax aid to low-income people, many of whom were senior citizens.
—Tim Casey, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Our great senior citizen actors didn’t exactly vanish from the small screen during the great Adults 18-34 demographic gold rush.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2025
The Salvation Army of Greater Charlotte’s Angel Tree program matches children in need with anonymous donors who buy them presents for Christmas, and provides senior citizens with gifts.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 10 Jan. 2025
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Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
Each Thursday night, Kiser and his classmates spent three hours providing free tax aid to low-income people, many of whom were senior citizens.
—Tim Casey, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Our great senior citizen actors didn’t exactly vanish from the small screen during the great Adults 18-34 demographic gold rush.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2025
The Salvation Army of Greater Charlotte’s Angel Tree program matches children in need with anonymous donors who buy them presents for Christmas, and provides senior citizens with gifts.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for senior citizen
Noun
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But in the seven days depicted here, the students took charge, teaching their elders — and anyone who would listen — not to underestimate them.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
3 Feb. 2025
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While the study shows that younger generations are not necessarily more progressive on gender identity than their elders, shifting societal attitudes and continued debates may influence these views over time.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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Texas passed a trans youth medical care ban the last time its legislature met in 2023, and Anderson worries that the coming session could bring a sweeping bathroom ban or health care restrictions for trans adults.—
Nico Lang,
Rolling Stone,
5 Feb. 2025
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While the adults relax, Blue Jay tentatively flirts with the celebrity guest’s teenage son (Ethan Stoddard).—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2025
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No full moons, no silver bullets, no ancients curses and the like, just a title card at the beginning of the film stating that wolf man sightings have been a phenomenon since indigenious peoples ruled the Americas.—
Scott Phillips,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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Halfway down the Aegean coast, Smyrna, as Asia Minor ancients called it, was where East met West as an economic and cultural synapse at the end of the Silk Road.—
Alex Crevar,
New York Times,
11 July 2024
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“Senior citizen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senior%20citizen. Accessed 14 Feb. 2025.
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