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
Among those is a project meant to ensure that large language models and image-generating models target digitally underrepresented groups and reduce bias against senior citizens.
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Maria Curi, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
Additionally, winter weather can present such as young children and senior citizens.
—Natalie Venegas, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Loading your audio article OAKLAND — Hard times are in full swing in Oakland, where nonprofits providing free meals to senior citizens, legal defense to immigrants, violence interruption strategies and other crucial services are reeling from a sudden loss of $2.6 million in public funding.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025
The building would be designed to house indoor ice and rental rooms at one end designed for use by such groups as senior citizens, Scouts and other organizations.
—Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
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Maria Curi, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
Additionally, winter weather can present such as young children and senior citizens.
—Natalie Venegas, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Loading your audio article OAKLAND — Hard times are in full swing in Oakland, where nonprofits providing free meals to senior citizens, legal defense to immigrants, violence interruption strategies and other crucial services are reeling from a sudden loss of $2.6 million in public funding.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025
The building would be designed to house indoor ice and rental rooms at one end designed for use by such groups as senior citizens, Scouts and other organizations.
—Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for senior citizen
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There’s a lot going on in your 40s: raising a family, paying a mortgage, shuttling kids to and from activities, caring for elders—all while working.—
Lina Storm,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Wilmore, an elder in his Baptist church, is excited to resume face-to-face ministry and enjoy the scent of fresh-cut grass.—
Amanda Castro,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
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The adults—the teachers, the cops—are overwhelmed, ineffective, dazed.—
Doreen St. Félix,
The New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2025
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Now preserved for future generations as part of the state park system, this retro roadside attraction costs just $13 for adults and $8 for children to enter and enjoy, a far cry from the cost of a ticket to Disney.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
22 Mar. 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 29 Mar. 2025.
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