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
These lonely senior citizens arrive at a Los Angeles bungalow where Fish, newly discharged from an asylum, wrestles with an imagined demon and Poinsettia mourns a fantasy romance with composer Giacomo Puccini.
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Armond White, National Review, 25 June 2025
Frequently asked questions Can senior citizens get free internet?
—Kara McGinley, USA Today, 21 June 2025
In March, United announced rises for most season ticket holders of five per cent, although senior citizens faced higher hikes, and now the cost of attending Old Trafford for those buying on a game-by-game basis — around 20,000 people per game — have been revealed.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 18 June 2025
State officials called it the West Hartford project symbol of what other Connecticut communities should be doing to ease the housing shortage while also helping lower-income senior citizens remain in the state.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2025
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Armond White, National Review, 25 June 2025
Frequently asked questions Can senior citizens get free internet?
—Kara McGinley, USA Today, 21 June 2025
In March, United announced rises for most season ticket holders of five per cent, although senior citizens faced higher hikes, and now the cost of attending Old Trafford for those buying on a game-by-game basis — around 20,000 people per game — have been revealed.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 18 June 2025
State officials called it the West Hartford project symbol of what other Connecticut communities should be doing to ease the housing shortage while also helping lower-income senior citizens remain in the state.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for senior citizen
Noun
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That comports with the widespread belief that sharp increases in the cost of living during the Biden-Harris administration were a big factor in the pro-Trump shift, as younger voters felt the pinch of inflation more than their elders.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
8 July 2025
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For elders like Midar, separation from ancestral lands and graves represents not just a physical loss but a spiritual wound that may never heal, in a culture where proximity to family graves is key to a cultural sense of good fortune.—
Willem Marx,
NPR,
7 July 2025
Noun
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The adult arcades see that as just the cost of doing business.—
Josh Salman,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
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His 7-year-old son and an adult passenger were injured by by broken glass.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Whereas modern extermination tends to involve poisons or traps that a professional later clears, ancients had to take on pests one by one.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
14 Feb. 2025
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Read More: These 5 Ancient Civilizations Treasured Their Pets Coping with Critters The discovery of archeological remains has helped scientists better understand how ancients coped with bothersome critters.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Senior citizen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senior%20citizen. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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