sexagenarian
noun
sex·a·ge·nar·i·an
ˌsek-sə-jə-ˈner-ē-ən 
: a person whose age is in the sixties
sexagenarian
adjective
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The frosty temperature was a little chillier than the pool, where the sexagenarians do Aqua Zumba classes.
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Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
Many of these sexagenarians have built empires from the ground up, guided their companies through mergers, spinoffs and acquisitions, and have skillfully steered their workforces through an ever-revolving series of corporate overlords.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
Welte wasn't initially thrilled about playing alongside a sexagenarian, but after trudging through 18 holes together in the pouring rain -- their first time meeting -- she was completely sold.
—Martin Savidge, Pamela Kirkland and Scottie Andrew, CNN, 15 Oct. 2021
As a sprightly sexagenarian with his sleeves rolled up, the Sage of Omaha was at his witty—and wicked—best.
—The Economist, 26 Sep. 2020
Moeser retired from racing in 2005, but the Facebook feed of the sexagenarian continues to look like an REI commercial.
—Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2019
The team’s chief admirer, a Sikh sexagenarian immigrant who pays to send less-privileged kids to Raptors games, became a national hero.
—Lila MacLellan, Quartz, 29 Aug. 2019
By the end of the show some of Houston’s sexagenarian coaches standing in the back of their room had their arms raised, swaying to the flow.
—Ben Baskin, SI.com, 26 June 2019
However, this wasn’t the first time the sexagenarian has expressed his affinity for the L.A. rapper to his coworkers.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2019
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Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
Many of these sexagenarians have built empires from the ground up, guided their companies through mergers, spinoffs and acquisitions, and have skillfully steered their workforces through an ever-revolving series of corporate overlords.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
Welte wasn't initially thrilled about playing alongside a sexagenarian, but after trudging through 18 holes together in the pouring rain -- their first time meeting -- she was completely sold.
—Martin Savidge, Pamela Kirkland and Scottie Andrew, CNN, 15 Oct. 2021
As a sprightly sexagenarian with his sleeves rolled up, the Sage of Omaha was at his witty—and wicked—best.
—The Economist, 26 Sep. 2020
Moeser retired from racing in 2005, but the Facebook feed of the sexagenarian continues to look like an REI commercial.
—Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2019
The team’s chief admirer, a Sikh sexagenarian immigrant who pays to send less-privileged kids to Raptors games, became a national hero.
—Lila MacLellan, Quartz, 29 Aug. 2019
By the end of the show some of Houston’s sexagenarian coaches standing in the back of their room had their arms raised, swaying to the flow.
—Ben Baskin, SI.com, 26 June 2019
However, this wasn’t the first time the sexagenarian has expressed his affinity for the L.A. rapper to his coworkers.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2019
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sexagenarian
noun
sex·a·ge·nar·i·an
ˌsek-sə-jə-ˈner-ē-ən
(ˌ)sek-ˌsaj-ə-
: a person who is 60 or more but less than 70 years old
sexagenarian
adjective
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