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as in older
being of advanced years and especially past middle age
all the young men went to fight in the war; and only the aged and infirm remained behind
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as in venerable
dating or surviving from the distant past
a forest of aged and gnarled oaks
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as in progressed
to become mature
as your cat ages and becomes less active, you should change her diet
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Recent Examples of aged
Chloe Schama, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2024
Each section of the building’s exterior is paired with a layer of terra-cotta pilasters that don both the east and west façades of the tower, giving it a glamorous aged feel without overdoing it.
—Jessica Cherner, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
This dial has aged to a warm off-white color with signs of age under the hand stack in an even, appealing manner.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
This time around, my kids (aged 11, 8, 6, and 2) are fully tuned in to the candidates and the stakes.
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2024
Each section of the building’s exterior is paired with a layer of terra-cotta pilasters that don both the east and west façades of the tower, giving it a glamorous aged feel without overdoing it.
—Jessica Cherner, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
It is aged for a minimum of three years in American and French oak barrels, followed by a short finish in French oak Cognac barrels, which adds complexity and elegance to the Tequila.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
This dial has aged to a warm off-white color with signs of age under the hand stack in an even, appealing manner.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aged
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Photoshop still includes the venerable Lasso, Magic Wand, and Marquee, as well as the Object and Quick selection tools (with their cool Subject Select checkbox).PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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At Baur au Lac, Zurich's grandest hotel, contemporary art has been installed behind the reception, the wood panelling spruced up and its venerable newsstand removed.Bill Prince, theweek, 7 Nov. 2024
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The episode then progressed into a high-octant pursuit of Martel’s killer.Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2024
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Note the dramatic rise since last week, capped by today’s higher high which then got sold as the session progressed.John Navin, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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People who are elderly, sick, or disabled may not be capable of flight.Sarah E. Parkinson, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2024
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The flash-forward also features Lori Loughlin as an elderly version of her character, Becky, complete with an exaggeratedly wide prosthetic derriere.John Russell, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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This culinary adventure includes ancient cooking methods that lead to soulful cuisine and an environment that captures the excitement of Tel Aviv and Miami.Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
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Their ancient privilege will be reduced to a life adapted to a luxurious hole, an underground universe full of enigmas where a wound from the past will explode between two conflicting families.Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
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The chain grew rapidly during the 1970s and 1980s under General Mills’ ownership.Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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The need for power and water grew more urgent Thursday for hundreds of thousands of residents across the Southeast a week after Helene began a deadly, devastating march as a historic Category 4 hurricane slamming onto Florida's Gulf Coast.John Bacon, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
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The show skips across the decades, dramatizing the interviews an older Dolours (Maxine Peake) did for a Boston College oral history of the Troubles, which were taped with the promise that they would be released only after participants’ deaths.Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
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By contrast, the prospect of citizenships and alliances—and perhaps conquests or crusades—structured around the opinions, beliefs, and subjective identities of ordinary people in times of peace would require a new (or very old) conception of empire.Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
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To crack that rotation, the youngster will need to have dramatically improved his three-point shot, and matured in several parts of his game.Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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This will become possible by breaking the AD problem into a large (but finite) set of driving skills, each one separately learned, matured, tested and incorporated into the car.Igal Raichelgauz, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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On the day of what is without exaggeration being called the most consequential election of our time, ignoring political news in favor of watching an antique cheese slicer being restored may seem frivolous.Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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There are antique license plates, signs from restaurants long closed, and photographs of small towns that’ve been rendered unrecognizable by the decline that followed the route’s decommissioning.Dan Sheehan, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Aged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aged. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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