of advanced age/years

idiom

: having lived for many years : old
a woman of advanced age/years

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Our current situation involves an outgoing president, Joe Biden, of advanced age, along with a crisis at the United States border and major global tensions — from Ukraine to Israel, from Syria to the South China Sea. Guy Ciarrocchi, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024 This new move by Harris is a stark illustration of how the political baggage of advanced age has flipped. Fritz Farrow, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2024

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“Of advanced age/years.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20advanced%20age%2Fyears. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.

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