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the state or period of mental decline that typically accompanies old age
with his increasing senility, Granddad is beginning to have more and more senior moments
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Recent Examples of senility
Judge cites Kelly’s age and senility as reasons to dismiss the prosecution’s request
In an under advisement order, Santa Cruz County Superior Court Judge Thomas Fink granted the defense's motion to dismiss the case with prejudice partly because of Kelly’s age.
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Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 10 July 2024
After Thelma’s duped out of $10,000 by a caller claiming Danny has been arrested and needs bail money, her family (Parker Posey and Clark Gregg) chalk it up to senility in need of a nursing home.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 June 2024
Time to leave In addition to her children, all of whom are losing it in one way or another, Eilish is also tasked with caring for her elderly father Simon, who is sliding almost imperceptibly into senility.
—David Faris, theweek, 23 Feb. 2024
Trump is only four years younger than Biden, but his bellicosity (to put it politely) has seemed to stave off accusations of senility.
—Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2024
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Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 10 July 2024
After Thelma’s duped out of $10,000 by a caller claiming Danny has been arrested and needs bail money, her family (Parker Posey and Clark Gregg) chalk it up to senility in need of a nursing home.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 June 2024
Time to leave In addition to her children, all of whom are losing it in one way or another, Eilish is also tasked with caring for her elderly father Simon, who is sliding almost imperceptibly into senility.
—David Faris, theweek, 23 Feb. 2024
Trump is only four years younger than Biden, but his bellicosity (to put it politely) has seemed to stave off accusations of senility.
—Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2024
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“Senility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senility. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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