1
as in older
being of advanced years and especially past middle age
every day the old fisherman set out in his small boat to brave the dangers of the sea
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2
as in ancient
dating or surviving from the distant past
an extremely old piece of jewelry was discovered in the Egyptian ruins
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3
as in former
having been such at some previous time
I ran into my old fourth-grade teacher yesterday
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as in boring
causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest
even the most stirring speeches start to get old after you've heard them a few times
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an old woman
an old town
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Recent Examples of old
Gary Levin, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
Every year in the US, there are approximately 35,000 ER visits due to unintentional medication overdoses among children under 5 years old.
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
Kerry Spencer, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Dec. 2024
The 21-year old averaged 3.7 points and 1.0 steals per game during exhibition play.
—Tony East, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
The other part of him, the innie, is for all intents and purposes 2 1/2 years old.
—Gary Levin, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
Every year in the US, there are approximately 35,000 ER visits due to unintentional medication overdoses among children under 5 years old.
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
Noun
If that’s not enough, there are multiple pools, a splash park, and dedicated kids play spaces, including Guppies Open Play (for little ones 6 months to 3 years), Splash Academy (3 to 12 year olds), and Entourage (13 to 17 year olds).
—Kerry Spencer, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Dec. 2024
The 21-year old averaged 3.7 points and 1.0 steals per game during exhibition play.
—Tony East, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for old
Adjective
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Perseverance discovered this rock on March 11 on the rim of the Jezero Crater, an ancient lakebed that the rover has been exploring since 2021 for signs of past microbial life.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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In Live Fruit Flies By Ian Randall Deputy Science Editor Newsweek Is A Trust Project Member news article 0 Paleontologists have discovered a disturbing new species of ancient wasp that restrained its prey using its Venus flytrap-like abdomen before laying eggs in the victim.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Torossian served as former Council President Paul Krekorian’s chief of staff before joining Councilmember Adrin Nazarian’s staff.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2025
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Previously, the administration of former Mayor Jerome Prince endorsed a controversial plan for Fulcrum BioEnergy to build a waste-to-energy plant on the site.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Transform boring tasks into challenges with stakes, rewards, and achievements.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Broberg’s heartbreaking overtime winner Some overtimes are boring, with teams methodically regrouping.—
Harman Dayal,
The Athletic,
21 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
Adjective
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The diverse crowd ranged from children in strollers to elderly people in wheelchairs, with politicians including state Sen. Royce West and U.S. Rep. Al Green joining march organizers at the front.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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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
Adjective
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Truth be told, as welcome as the choice was to fans as a relative novelty, that opener was not one of the better selections of the night; their arrangement felt relatively sluggish, compared to probably any other version of the venerable rock standard any audience member has heard over the years.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
21 Mar. 2025
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On stage at Chicago Shakespeare’s Yard theater, the familiar iconography of the jukebox musical, a venerable Anglo-American genre, is being rehearsed.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Porter Moser spent three seasons in the Big 12 before shepherding Oklahoma to the Southeastern Conference, making the longtime coach uniquely suited to compare the erstwhile best conference in America to the current king of college hoops.—
Dave Skretta,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2025
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The focus right now is on Canada, an erstwhile friend, who has had enough of Trump after the surprise labeling them as fentanyl kingpins and smugglers of natural resources.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
16 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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His is a sort of erudite buffoonery that consistently tap-dances between clever, self-aware, and patently stupid.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
22 Mar. 2025
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Ignoring those who served and buried honorably is stupid.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Old.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/old. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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