as in older
being of advanced years and especially past middle age
symptoms most often seen in senescent people
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Recent Examples of senescent
If the cells were truly senescent, then the medications should both reduce the number of senescent cells and reverse many of the structural DNA changes and gene expression disruptions.
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Megan Molteni, STAT, 9 Jan. 2022
Megan Molteni, STAT, 9 Jan. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for senescent
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Deputies located an elderly man and woman who were both deceased, according to a Facebook post by sheriff’s officials.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacramento Bee,
23 Feb. 2025
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This is also where elderly people can apply for Medicare, which doesn’t have physical outposts of its own.—
Eli Hager,
ProPublica,
22 Feb. 2025
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Sam Nivola as Lochlan Ratliff: The high school senior, Timothy and Victoria's youngest, is pulled between following the life path of his older sister and brother while deciding his major life decision: Whether to go to Duke or the University of North Carolina.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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Anything older than 2019 or 2020 releases might not be worth it unless the price is shockingly low.—
Boutayna Chokrane,
WIRED,
17 Feb. 2025
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The syndrome is most common in women over the age of 50, though cardiologists report seeing the condition in a broad range of patients, including middle aged men.—
Allison Aubrey,
NPR,
17 Feb. 2025
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What To Know Ashley Cross, aged 37, was charged with theft of merchandise less than $1,000 and criminal trespass after allegedly shoplifting from a Walmart store on Elvis Presley Boulevard in Memphis, Tennessee, along with another woman.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Senescent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senescent. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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