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
Dr. Nick Schneeman, TIME, 12 Mar. 2025
Cohen wore several hats as a physician, working for family, clinical hypnosis and geriatric practices throughout his career.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 25 Mar. 2024
Land on something soft, Elizabeth Eckstrom, MD, MPH, chief of geriatrics at the Oregon Health & Science University hospital, tells SELF.
—Katie Camero, SELF, 28 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
These are classic geriatric syndromes that usually receive a classic medical response: the senior is ordered to pee in a cup for testing.
—Dr. Nick Schneeman, TIME, 12 Mar. 2025
Cohen wore several hats as a physician, working for family, clinical hypnosis and geriatric practices throughout his career.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
Noun
Texas has 333 doctors who specialize in geriatrics to care for the 459,300 people 65 or older who have been diagnosed with Alzheimer's in addition to all the other aging conditions.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 25 Mar. 2024
Land on something soft, Elizabeth Eckstrom, MD, MPH, chief of geriatrics at the Oregon Health & Science University hospital, tells SELF.
—Katie Camero, SELF, 28 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for geriatric
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Recognizing the cultural and historical significance of the songs, Urata traveled throughout Hawaii’s islands recording elderly singers who had toiled on sugar plantations.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
9 Apr. 2025
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What To Know Between October 2024 and January 2025, at least five elderly victims in Pittsburgh were tricked into handing over large sums of cash.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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Whether through preparing tea, calling our elders, drinking and cleaning with water, or singing to our babies (plant, fur, or human!), our care practices are tied to the earth and everything born from it.—
Akilah Sailers,
Essence,
5 Apr. 2025
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The distance from Bolden to the present day is only six generations, but the mentorship, stewardship, and transmission of this most American music has always depended on elders of the craft.—
Elizabeth Alexander,
Time,
1 Apr. 2025
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That's when the two adult dogs and two puppies cornered Avery, barking and growling at her.—
Laura A. Bischoff,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2025
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Previously, a child in Texas died in February, and an adult in New Mexico died in March.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
6 Apr. 2025
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Folks back in the day had Yoda as their feisty oldster and the kids now have Maz. 36.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
24 May 2023
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The Duke is the true tale of an eccentric oldster who, in 1961, stole a Francisco Goya painting of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London.—
Dallas News,
Dallas News,
28 Apr. 2022
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Desk calendar Your old phone can be repurposed as your personal calendar.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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My father, Mila’s grandfather, after whom she is named, was five years old at the time.—
David Bezmozgis,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Geriatric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/geriatric. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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