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as in months
a long or seemingly long period of time
it took ages for the clerk to ring up three items
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as in twilight
a later period of one's life
stoically endures all of the aches and pains that come with age
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as in maturity
the state of being an old person
at 88, she gets frustrated by the feebleness that is inevitable with age
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as in antiquity
the state of being something old
the copper monument has acquired the patina of age
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as in to grow
to become mature
as your cat ages and becomes less active, you should change her diet
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Recent Examples of age
Billboard Japan, Billboard, 12 Mar. 2025
The state has also banned gender-affirming care for anyone under age 18, and another bill introduced in the current legislative session seeks to outlaw such care for all Texans.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025
Bill Fulton, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2025
At check-in, little explorers aged four to 12 receive a sketchbook filled with missions to complete during their stay.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Also, women often suffer from physical problems due to hormonal imbalance caused by age.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 12 Mar. 2025
The state has also banned gender-affirming care for anyone under age 18, and another bill introduced in the current legislative session seeks to outlaw such care for all Texans.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025
Verb
In a world where school enrollment is declining fast and the needs of an aging population are growing fast, this is backward.
—Bill Fulton, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2025
At check-in, little explorers aged four to 12 receive a sketchbook filled with missions to complete during their stay.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for age
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Described as a figure reminiscent of Robert De Niro's Jimmy the Gent from Goodfellas, the protagonist navigates a turbulent era, battling rival factions to seize control of the Hawaiian underworld.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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Whatever happens, the 2025 season is the most unpredictable and anticipated in years, as a new era unfolds.—
Brad Spurgeon,
Robb Report,
14 Mar. 2025
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Last Chance To See Venus What's already happened to Saturn is about to happen to Venus, the brightest and most impressive star in the twilight night sky.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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By the time we’re situated in our boats, the sun isn’t quite up, but twilight is in full swing.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
11 Mar. 2025
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Rather than signaling academic stamina alone, these meaningful experiences illustrate maturity, purpose, and a student’s potential for significant contributions to college communities.—
Ray Ravaglia,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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The minute the show ends, gossip starts about a rare new sensibility, someone with incredible maturity.—
Sarah Mower,
Vogue,
9 Mar. 2025
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Dugin sees a dichotomy between liberalism and its enemies that goes back to antiquity.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
19 Mar. 2025
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One of the world’s finest private collections of Greco-Roman antiquities is owned by the Torlonias, a wealthy Italian family.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Mar. 2025
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And the cuteness has grown as Meg revealed that Foe became a dad last summer.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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So, the bigger his star grows, the more valuable Soto is to the Mets as a TV product.—
Bob Raissman,
New York Daily News,
15 Mar. 2025
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Talk about the purrfect way to start the day! Crush, a cat from Frederick Maryland, has an important job every morning when his baby sister Cora wakes up: Bedhead groomer!—
Kendall Malinchock,
USA TODAY,
17 Mar. 2025
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Wilmore's total across three flights will stand at 464 days aloft.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2025
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One way to mess with an option team’s Plan A is to not only stick them with third-and-forevers, but to put them in an early hole, making them throw out of desperation.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
14 Sep. 2019
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Printed with thermochromic ink, the stamp reveals a second image of the moon when a finger is pressed to it, and a sheet of 16 Forever stamps features a map of the eclipse path.—
Meg Jones,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
18 Aug. 2017
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Their next game is Thursday at the Columbus Blue Jackets, so the team is flying back to South Florida on Monday and will leave for Columbus on Wednesday afternoon.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2025
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The Huskies arrived back to campus Saturday afternoon and spent about 24 hours apart before returning to the gym on Sunday afternoon for some shooting.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Age.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/age. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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