oldness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for oldness
Noun
  • As populations’ median ages continue to rise — and the future looks increasingly hazardous for all age groups — more movies are touching on senility, dementia, elder abuse and other topics that not long ago rarely got any screen airing.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Salles doesn’t clarify his viewpoint until the end, when Eunice ages into senility.
    Armond White, National Review, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • In an early 1940s scene from The Years of Lyndon Johnson: The Path to Power, the first book of Robert Caro’s four-volume (so far) biography about the late president, the then-House member vents frustration early at the chamber’s strict seniority system.
    David Mark, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Workday employees who lose their jobs won’t be able to displace other workers for the company, even if those who are laid off have seniority over others.
    George Avalos, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Per documents obtained by PEOPLE, the lender agreed to push the maturity date to March 25, 2026, and Ruelas took out an additional loan for $250,000.
    Liza Esquibias, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
  • These nourishing skin care products target multiple signs of maturity: thin and crepey skin, fine lines and wrinkles, and hyperpigmentation like sun spots.
    Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The heroes of the team are now in their dotage so the time to strike again is here and now.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Trump recalled Esposito having a baseball bat under his desk and, in his dotage, swinging a cane at uncooperative elements.
    John Ganz, airmail.news, 8 Feb. 2025
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“Oldness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oldness. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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