the middle-aged
noun
: middle-aged people : people between the age of about 40 and the age of about 60
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An experienced camper, Sam takes the change in stride, spending much of the weekend—and the movie’s 90-minute run time—observing and humoring the middle-aged men.
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2024
Maxine’s boyfriend, the middle-aged cowboy stud Wayne (Martin Henderson) is producing the film and running the shoot.
—Lexi Carson, Variety, 3 July 2024
In the trailer, Plaza shows up as the middle-aged version of herself while the present-day Elliot is tripping on shrooms in the woods.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 27 June 2024
In this entertaining novel, the middle-aged narrator, Dolores, discovers that her husband has done just that.
—The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2024
Maxine’s boyfriend, the middle-aged cowboy stud Wayne (Martin Henderson) is producing the film and running the shoot.
—Lexi Carson, Variety, 3 July 2024
In the trailer, Plaza shows up as the middle-aged version of herself while the present-day Elliot is tripping on shrooms in the woods.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 27 June 2024
In this entertaining novel, the middle-aged narrator, Dolores, discovers that her husband has done just that.
—The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
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“The middle-aged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20middle-aged. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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