the aged

noun

: old people
providing help for the aged and the sick

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Late last year the IRS announced that the standard deduction for tax year 2025 would be $15,000 and the additional standard deduction for the aged (65+) or the blind would be $1,600. Amber Gray-Fenner, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025 And that there’s a little bit of respect for the aged still out there. Caleb Harris, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 Now and many generations later, Pickett Chapel continues to shake loose from disrepair as old gives way to a gleam like white hair on the aged. Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Feb. 2025 Following Musk's February post, the SSA clarified that benefits were not being distributed to the aged groups in the records. Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for the aged

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“The aged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20aged. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.

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