nonagenarian
noun
no·na·ge·nar·i·an
ˌnō-nə-jə-ˈner-ē-ən 
ˌnä-
: a person whose age is in the nineties
nonagenarian
adjective
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The nonagenarian later died at the hospital.
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Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
The two-time Oscar nominee makes her directorial debut with the dramedy (in theaters Sept. 26) about a feisty Jewish nonagenarian named Eleanor (June Squibb) who moves from Florida to New York after the death of her best friend Bessie (Rita Zohar), a Holocaust survivor.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
The nonagenarian had spent more than 60 years as a force of good in the world of high fashion.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Smith plays Hanna, a cantankerous nonagenarian, who patrols the Golden Gate Bridge every day and intervenes when people get too close to the edge.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025
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Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
The two-time Oscar nominee makes her directorial debut with the dramedy (in theaters Sept. 26) about a feisty Jewish nonagenarian named Eleanor (June Squibb) who moves from Florida to New York after the death of her best friend Bessie (Rita Zohar), a Holocaust survivor.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
The nonagenarian had spent more than 60 years as a force of good in the world of high fashion.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Smith plays Hanna, a cantankerous nonagenarian, who patrols the Golden Gate Bridge every day and intervenes when people get too close to the edge.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025
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“Nonagenarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonagenarian. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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