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Adjective
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Back on the domestic front, Jeanine has reason to believe that her husband, Paul (Mark O’Brien), is having an affair with her senile mother’s caregiver.—
Michael Rechtshaffen,
The Hollywood Reporter,
9 Sep. 2023 -
In one story, Earn’s seemingly routine trip to church with Gloria, Jeanie, and his senile grandfather (Bob Banks) goes pear-shaped when Gloria abruptly drives off with her dad, leaving behind Earn and a bewildered Jeanie, who has recently been their father’s caretaker.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
29 Sep. 2022
Adjective
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Theresa May and her spavined colleagues would be responsible for that distrust, but life is unfair and Boris would carry the can.—
John O'Sullivan,
National Review,
9 July 2019
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The series took a chunk out of both the recklessness of the Texas state government and out of the spavined state of the EPA and OSHA even under President Obama, the latter problems having gotten worse under the current administration.—
Charles P. Pierce,
Esquire,
31 Aug. 2017
Adjective
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The geriatric birds can still see and hear their younger counterparts—the retirement island is cordoned off from the aquarium’s three other islands by a mesh gate in the water.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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But the geriatric animals here get an extra dose of TLC.—
Brooke Holder,
The Christian Science Monitor,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Even that sounds dismissive like Flynn is some doddering old man.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
22 Mar. 2025
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All this time, a smiling, doddering old man in a tuxedo had been ambling about, tending to guests and waiting on tables.—
Youmna Melhem Chamieh,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The diverse crowd ranged from children in strollers to elderly people in wheelchairs, with politicians including state Sen. Royce West and U.S. Rep. Al Green joining march organizers at the front.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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This automatic fountain is especially useful for pet parents of elderly male cats or those who have had health issues with UTIs to more easily monitor and track changes.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The game has all the trappings of the FromSoftware universe — a gloomy backdrop of a decrepit empire, a pile of eldritch lore, nooks and crannies that are intentionally difficult to discover — but all of that is wrapped up in an action platformer.—
Luke Winkie,
Vulture,
1 Apr. 2025
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Some rooms are visibly charred from the fire, while others appear cluttered and decrepit due to a lack of maintenance over the years.—
Karina Tsui,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Nolan Hout is senior vice president of growth at Infopro Learning.—
Nolan Hout,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Yet, when the team needed a goal, Caruso delivered, mostly to the head of senior teammate Samantha Villaverde off corner kicks and set pieces.—
Gary Curreri,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Most recently, he executive produced and stars in an untitled series for Apple that centers on his Pryce Cahill, an over-the-hill ex-pro golfer who hedges his bets on a troubled 17-year-old golf phenom played by Peter Dager.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
13 Dec. 2024
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Greer will play Amber-Linn, the ex-wife of Wilson’s over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer, Pryce Cahill.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
8 Aug. 2024
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“Anile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anile. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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