as in dean
the senior member of a group
the elder statesman of the White House correspondents is finally retiring after nearly a half century of service
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Snoop Dogg, the inimitable elder statesman of American hip-hop, lit up the first few days of the Paris Olympic Games.
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Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 30 July 2024
The very party members who forced him to drop out now hail him as an elder statesman.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 14 Aug. 2024
Each party has at times nominated an elder statesman at the top of the ticket, prompting a younger vice-presidential pick, but even those No. 2 selections had more experience than Vance.
—Paul Kane, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024
Klein, who has yet to spend a full month in the majors, expressed his desire to learn from the bullpen’s elder statesmen.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 31 July 2024
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Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 30 July 2024
The very party members who forced him to drop out now hail him as an elder statesman.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 14 Aug. 2024
Each party has at times nominated an elder statesman at the top of the ticket, prompting a younger vice-presidential pick, but even those No. 2 selections had more experience than Vance.
—Paul Kane, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024
Klein, who has yet to spend a full month in the majors, expressed his desire to learn from the bullpen’s elder statesmen.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 31 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elder statesman
Noun
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In both the book and the movie, Bellini and the dean are friends and allies.Eric Andersson, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
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But taking any supplement for better sleep without addressing your overall sleep habits won’t necessarily help, said Rick Bloomer, PhD, dean and professor at the College of Health Sciences at the University of Memphis.Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2024
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Their kids will have their own storyteller and learn to respect their elders!David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Things to watch for include elders’ losing capacity for making safe financial decisions, driving, and self care, among others.Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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The Indianapolis Colts are putting former first-round pick Anthony Richardson on the bench, replacing the young quarterback with veteran Joe Flacco.Jesse Reed, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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At Amazon, Hoggett—a Tesco veteran—worked to reboot its Amazon Fresh grocery stores in part by eliminating a high-tech system called Just Walk Out that allowed customers to shop and leave without stopping first at a checkout counter.Samuel Burke, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Elder statesman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elder%20statesman. Accessed 12 Nov. 2024.
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