the middle-aged
noun
: middle-aged people : people between the age of about 40 and the age of about 60
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The cancer, which had begun in the breast, had found its way into the patient’s spinal fluid, rendering the middle-aged mother of two unable to walk.
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Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
Rather than reject their advances, Max performs the middle-aged male mating call: jogging in a pair of grey sweatpants with no underwear.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 3 Apr. 2025
The authorities in Sichuan accused a surprising demographic group, the middle-aged, of spending too much time online.
—Mara Hvistendahl, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Opposite the middle-aged acoustic guitar players and singers—succeeded by a hunky chain-smoking violinist in a camel suit—is an octogenarian with all his teeth missing.
—Alexandra Pereira, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
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Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
Rather than reject their advances, Max performs the middle-aged male mating call: jogging in a pair of grey sweatpants with no underwear.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 3 Apr. 2025
The authorities in Sichuan accused a surprising demographic group, the middle-aged, of spending too much time online.
—Mara Hvistendahl, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Opposite the middle-aged acoustic guitar players and singers—succeeded by a hunky chain-smoking violinist in a camel suit—is an octogenarian with all his teeth missing.
—Alexandra Pereira, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
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