as in elderly
being of advanced years and especially past middle age
bought special food intended for senior dogs
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as in ancestor
one who is older than another
since the man next door is my senior by a number of years, I always address him as "Mr. Barton"
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as in superior
one who is above another in rank, station, or office
the young attorney benefited from the mentorship of one of his seniors at the firm
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as in dean
the senior member of a group
when he retires, she will be the senior on the faculty
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as in elder
a person of advanced years
weekday movie matinees are often popular with seniors
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Recent Examples of senior
Luis Martinez, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2025
Nolan Hout is senior vice president of growth at Infopro Learning.
—Nolan Hout, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Catherine Baab, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2025
Here are the facts: President Trump has repeatedly promised to protect Social Security and ensure higher-take home pay for seniors by ending taxation on Social Security benefits.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
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His brother, Phil Hegseth, works as a senior adviser at the Department of Homeland Security and is detailed to the Defense Department.
—Luis Martinez, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2025
Nolan Hout is senior vice president of growth at Infopro Learning.
—Nolan Hout, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Vertical integration causes bite across the board At the heart of the miss is United’s Medicare Advantage business, where the company offers private insurance plans for seniors.
—Catherine Baab, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2025
Here are the facts: President Trump has repeatedly promised to protect Social Security and ensure higher-take home pay for seniors by ending taxation on Social Security benefits.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for senior
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He was charged him with two counts of battery, four counts of criminal mischief and abusing an elderly or disabled adult; Allen lost his left arm after a 1984 car accident.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
22 Apr. 2025
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That’s what happened after two firefighters died in California in 2020 while searching for an elderly woman in a burning library.—
Mark Olalde,
ProPublica,
21 Apr. 2025
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Like all Guna, Lisa’s ancestors were not native island dwellers.—
Mark Johanson,
AFAR Media,
22 Apr. 2025
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Water bottle The modern-day source of water for many people—their water bottle—may be just as germ-filled as our ancient ancestors’ go-to watering hole.—
Matt Fuchs,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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In previous wars such a system might have led to inflated claims, like the controversial U.S. ‘body counts’ in Vietnam or the Russian system in which commanders regularly lie their superiors about their progress, the Ukrainian have a strict audit process.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Instead, Charlie blackmails two superiors into some combat training and takes the matter of avenging his beloved into his own shaky hands, chasing leads from London to Paris to Istanbul.—
A.A. Dowd,
Rolling Stone,
11 Apr. 2025
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Cardinal Giovanni Battista, the dean of the College of Cardinals, will lead the proceedings.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Some deans have even been chosen as pope, including Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, who became Pope Benedict XVI in 2005.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2025
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This diminishing of the sandwich generation’s own financial security could have very far reaching effects, not only for their own retirement plans down the road but for their own children as well, the legacy of the family elders who need long term care.—
Carolyn Rosenblatt,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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The survey revealed Gen Z plans to embrace a more traditional mindset than their millennial elders in many ways.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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This breaks from tradition, as many of Pope Francis' predecessors have been buried inside the crypt of St. Peter's Basilica, Reuters reported.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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For Catholics who saw his predecessors’ stress on inalterable absolutes as a weakness, not a strength, his recognition of social change and his willingness to foster progress in the Church came just in time.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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For some reason, my boss has never questioned me or been suspicious of anything.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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There is no doubt that Müller gave everything, but in retrospect, the Bayern boss will have to answer the uncomfortable question of whether starting the 2014 World Cup winner was the right choice in the first place.—
Manuel Veth,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Drake Baldwin thriving in role Rookie catcher Drake Baldwin’s role has been reduced since veteran Sean Murphy returned from the injured list, but Baldwin is excelling in his opportunities to catch a couple of times a week and also DH or pinch hit occasionally.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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The team parted ways with head coach Antonio Pierce and brought in veteran Pete Carroll to steer the ship.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Senior.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senior. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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