as in elderly
being of advanced years and especially past middle age
bought special food intended for senior dogs
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as in ancestor
one who is older than another
since the man next door is my senior by a number of years, I always address him as "Mr. Barton"
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as in superior
one who is above another in rank, station, or office
the young attorney benefited from the mentorship of one of his seniors at the firm
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as in dean
the senior member of a group
when he retires, she will be the senior on the faculty
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as in elder
a person of advanced years
weekday movie matinees are often popular with seniors
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Recent Examples of senior
Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2025
Outside of his ability to keep his players focused on each individual game, Britt is getting steady play from his two senior leaders.
—Erick Taylor, arkansasonline.com, 7 Feb. 2025
Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 6 Feb. 2025
Throughout last fall’s volleyball season, San Jose State University officials never acknowledged having a transgender athlete on the team because the player, then competing in the senior’s final season, never came out publicly.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
Eric Berger is the senior space editor at Ars Technica, covering everything from astronomy to private space to NASA policy, and author of two books: Liftoff, about the rise of SpaceX; and Reentry, on the development of the Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon.
—Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2025
Outside of his ability to keep his players focused on each individual game, Britt is getting steady play from his two senior leaders.
—Erick Taylor, arkansasonline.com, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
The grant expands that hands-on instruction to juniors and seniors taking career technical education courses at the Parkway neighborhood campus.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 6 Feb. 2025
Throughout last fall’s volleyball season, San Jose State University officials never acknowledged having a transgender athlete on the team because the player, then competing in the senior’s final season, never came out publicly.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for senior
Adjective
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John also told us his elderly neighbors were without service.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
10 Feb. 2025
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The program has since grown to include nearly 3,000 elderly listeners attending to more than 200,000 people all over Zimbabwe, and is now expanding to vulnerable communities in nine countries, including the United States.—
David Morgan,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2025
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However, many oral histories passed down in indigenous groups in Canada and the U.S. have contradicted this idea, suggesting that smaller groups made the journey over different periods of time and their ancestors told the tales of a great crossing, VOA News reports.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2025
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The driving force for the tour guides is the idea that Black Americans and Muslims must unapologetically tell their own story, an experience that so many of their ancestors were robbed of due to slavery.—
Ahmed Ali Akbar,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
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Agents had to get approval from their superiors before making arrests in these locations.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
1 Feb. 2025
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Now that Peter has proven himself, will his superiors trust him to fix this?—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
27 Jan. 2025
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The other two finalists in the presidential search are Michael Hartline, the dean of the College of Business at Florida State University, and John Volin, executive vice president and provost at the University of Maine.—
Jessica Abramsky,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2025
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In the movie, Cardinal Lawrence, the beleaguered dean of the College of Cardinals, is tasked with keeping all the melodrama in check.—
Michael Schulman,
The New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2025
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But in the seven days depicted here, the students took charge, teaching their elders — and anyone who would listen — not to underestimate them.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
3 Feb. 2025
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While the study shows that younger generations are not necessarily more progressive on gender identity than their elders, shifting societal attitudes and continued debates may influence these views over time.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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In business, every campaign or product draws inspiration from its predecessors.—
Paul Fitzgerald,
Rolling Stone,
7 Feb. 2025
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In 2020, Trump sanctioned chief prosecutor Karim Khan’s predecessor, Fatou Bensouda, over her decision to open an inquiry into war crimes committed by all sides, including the U.S., in Afghanistan.—
Darlene Superville,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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My dad asked, through an interpreter, for a raise to $90, and that didn’t go over too well with his boss.—
Araceli Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
4 Feb. 2025
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One of the key details revealed in the emails, according to the reports, was from a Saints team spokesman who briefed his boss on a 2018 call with the city’s top prosecutor hours before the church released a list of clergymen accused of abuse.—
Mark Puleo,
The Athletic,
4 Feb. 2025
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For Williams, the Hornets netted rookie shooter Dalton Knecht, veteran small forward Cam Reddish, the right to swap first-round picks with the Lakers in 2030 and the Lakers’ unprotected 2031 first-round pick.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Feb. 2025
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The Tigers added a veteran to their pitching staff, signing Alex Cobb to a one-year, $15 million contract on Dec. 10.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Senior.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senior. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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