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Noun
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Tapia’s grieving family has been demanding that Anderson face upgraded charges ever since their family patriarch died.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
5 Feb. 2025 -
The Manning family patriarch spoke about his connection and commitment to the city he's called home for over 50 years.—
Rebecca Angel Baer,
Southern Living,
5 Feb. 2025
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The boss man certainly has a soft spot for the graybeard – and Whitworth literally has a graying beard – who's been so exceptional over the years while protecting quarterbacks Jared Goff and Matthew Stafford, which is only a small part of what he's meant to the Rams.—
Nate Davis,
USA TODAY,
9 Feb. 2022
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Immediately, four dogs bound out of a modest pine log cabin, barking their fool heads off; there's George, a fluffy Newfoundland with a graybeard's tired face; Bunny, an Old English sheepdog; and Shih Tzus Clementine and Bear, the latter of whom cannot and will not be befriended.—
Ashlea Halpern,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Sep. 2021
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Seeing generations of families—toddlers to senior citizens—enjoying the music together was a beautiful testament to the cruise’s spirit.—
Melissa Noel,
Essence,
13 Feb. 2025
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His main achievements as governor — the All Kids health insurance program and free rides to senior citizens on public transportation — benefited ordinary Illinoisans rather than special interests.—
Leonard C. Goodman,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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Folks back in the day had Yoda as their feisty oldster and the kids now have Maz. 36.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
24 May 2023
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The Duke is the true tale of an eccentric oldster who, in 1961, stole a Francisco Goya painting of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London.—
Dallas News,
Dallas News,
28 Apr. 2022
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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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Halfway down the Aegean coast, Smyrna, as Asia Minor ancients called it, was where East met West as an economic and cultural synapse at the end of the Silk Road.—
Alex Crevar,
New York Times,
11 July 2024
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The first 110-mile segment, known to many old-timers as the Bobtail, was built in just 18 months at a cost of $62 million by a tough-as-nails former Fort Lauderdale mayor, Col. Thomas Manuel.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2025
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His innie shares a vast, mostly empty office with three colleagues: the paternal old-timer Irving (John Turturro), the faux curmudgeon Dylan (Zach Cherry), and the alarmed newbie Helly (Britt Lower).—
Inkoo Kang,
The New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Whitebeard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whitebeard. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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