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
Later this year, the center will start offering programming for toddlers and senior citizens.
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Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2025
But Gallardo clandestinely documented her experience there; in the exhibition, a short, lo-fi video shows her hands slowly caressing those of Estela, an ailing senior citizen and former street worker who lived at Casa Xochiquetzal.
—Fabiola Iza, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
James Irvine, president of the homeowner association at Starlight Ranch, the mobile home park near the airport where Castro lives, said nearly a third of the residents in the 700-home community are senior citizens in similar financial straits.
—Michael Cuglietta, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025
At 30 years old, centre back Marquinhos is practically a senior citizen.
—Brett Koremenos, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
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Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2025
But Gallardo clandestinely documented her experience there; in the exhibition, a short, lo-fi video shows her hands slowly caressing those of Estela, an ailing senior citizen and former street worker who lived at Casa Xochiquetzal.
—Fabiola Iza, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
James Irvine, president of the homeowner association at Starlight Ranch, the mobile home park near the airport where Castro lives, said nearly a third of the residents in the 700-home community are senior citizens in similar financial straits.
—Michael Cuglietta, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025
At 30 years old, centre back Marquinhos is practically a senior citizen.
—Brett Koremenos, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for senior citizen
Recent Examples of Synonyms for senior citizen
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Besides reuniting with them, Wilmore, a church elder, is looking forward to getting back to face-to-face ministering, and Williams can’t wait to walk her two Labrador retrievers.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2025
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Besides reuniting with them, Wilmore, a church elder, is looking forward to getting back to face-to-face ministering and Williams can't wait to walk her two Labrador retrievers.—
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15 Mar. 2025
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In 2019, Haymarket proposed a 240-bed substance-use disorder and behavioral health treatment center for adults at the site of a former Holiday Inn hotel in Itasca, a DuPage County suburb of roughly 9,000 residents.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
6 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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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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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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“Senior citizen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senior%20citizen. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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