as in older
being of advanced years and especially past middle age
elderly people who stay active are usually the healthiest and the happiest
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Her husband was struck by a car driven by her stalker, and even her elderly mother was harassed at her home in another state.
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Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Lisa Cutler, communications director at the Alliance for Retired Americans, recently tried to contact the Social Security Administration on behalf of an elderly family to process an address change.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025
An internal agency memo from March 13 detailed plans to eliminate programs in which millions of elderly Americans who are not computer savvy can get direct help in phone calls with agency representatives.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Of those, 183 were children, 94 were women, and 34 were elderly.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 19 Mar. 2025
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Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Lisa Cutler, communications director at the Alliance for Retired Americans, recently tried to contact the Social Security Administration on behalf of an elderly family to process an address change.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025
An internal agency memo from March 13 detailed plans to eliminate programs in which millions of elderly Americans who are not computer savvy can get direct help in phone calls with agency representatives.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Of those, 183 were children, 94 were women, and 34 were elderly.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Elderly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elderly. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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