as in maturity
the state of being an old person
refuses to let her elderliness interfere with her indomitable zest for life
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as in older
being of advanced years and especially past middle age
elderly people who stay active are usually the healthiest and the happiest
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Recent Examples of elderliness
Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025
One involved the case of a woman accused in the death of her former landlord, the other a woman accused of stabbing her elderly father in his hand.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
Since the original identification verification policy was announced, scammers have jumped at the opportunity to try to steal elderly Americans' financial information, according to interviews with a half-dozen agency staffers, recipients and records obtained by The Washington Post.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Mar. 2025
This automatic fountain is especially useful for pet parents of elderly male cats or those who have had health issues with UTIs to more easily monitor and track changes.
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 31 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
The ban is designed to force grocery stores to provide paper coupons to everyone, including elderly shoppers who are not as tech savvy as younger shoppers.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025
One involved the case of a woman accused in the death of her former landlord, the other a woman accused of stabbing her elderly father in his hand.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
Since the original identification verification policy was announced, scammers have jumped at the opportunity to try to steal elderly Americans' financial information, according to interviews with a half-dozen agency staffers, recipients and records obtained by The Washington Post.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Mar. 2025
This automatic fountain is especially useful for pet parents of elderly male cats or those who have had health issues with UTIs to more easily monitor and track changes.
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elderliness
Noun
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Riley was asked about Lane’s maturity this year and gave an interesting, in-depth response.—
Antonio Morales,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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That level of maturity comes with the expectation of having a few domestic things in order, like a fresh set of bath towels that haven’t been with you since your college days, bed sheets without holes and stains, or a mattress that’s not on the floor—who doesn’t love a bed frame?!—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The National Civilian Community Corps deployed adults between the ages of 18 and 26 to work for weeks at a time to serve in communities, working on disaster response, environmental conservation and wildfire prevention across the country.—
Aishvarya Kavi,
New York Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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There are two different vaccines available based on age.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The mom of two boys, aged 3 and 1, was taken off a ventilator and two weeks later, died, the result of lidocaine toxicity, the outlet reports.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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It was sulfured to prevent Malolactic fermentation, then aged on the lees and stirred twice a week before being bottled.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Morales' older brother, Ricardo, confirmed his death in a post on X, formerly Twitter.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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Not content just to confirm its arrival, Veach deftly sliced a slit in the plastic to minimize any potential forensic trail, removed the new game and swapped in the old version before carefully rewrapping it.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Elderliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elderliness. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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