as in elderly
being of advanced years and especially past middle age
bought special food intended for senior dogs
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as in ancestor
one who is older than another
since the man next door is my senior by a number of years, I always address him as "Mr. Barton"
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as in superior
one who is above another in rank, station, or office
the young attorney benefited from the mentorship of one of his seniors at the firm
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as in dean
the senior member of a group
when he retires, she will be the senior on the faculty
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as in elder
a person of advanced years
weekday movie matinees are often popular with seniors
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Recent Examples of senior
Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2025
For CEOs and senior leaders, the story isn't about airline seating.
—Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2025
Team meetings after the final game usually don’t happen because the seniors are off to their next destination.
—Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
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Homeless are particularly vulnerable to floods, natural disasters People without shelter are especially vulnerable to natural disasters and extreme weather events, said Barbara DiPietro, senior director of policy for the National Health Care for the Homeless Council.
—Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2025
For CEOs and senior leaders, the story isn't about airline seating.
—Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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When checking out, seniors will receive a 5 percent discount on their total basket price of food and household items.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2025
Team meetings after the final game usually don’t happen because the seniors are off to their next destination.
—Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for senior
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The former logo — which featured an elderly man with his arm resting on a barrel — has been replaced with a simpler version, sans old man and barrel.—
TJ Macias,
Kansas City Star,
22 Aug. 2025
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This sparse drama follows Earl Stone (played by Eastwood, who also directed), a elderly veteran of the Korean War who has spent most of his life prioritizing his horticulture work over family.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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No offense to landscapes and wildlife painting and portraits of ancestors–Burgess does all of that, too–but here was something different, provocative.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Though the efforts of our ancestors were often met with devastating backlash, the truth remains: this is the blueprint.—
Essence,
Essence,
19 Aug. 2025
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Picquart reopens the investigation and pushes for a retrial, butting heads with his superiors and with a disloyal, antisemitic subordinate (Grégory Gadebois)—ultimately derailing his military career in the pursuit of justice.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
14 Aug. 2025
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The social hierarchy is unbending, but Flora knows she is destined for something greater, even though this puts her at odds with her superiors.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
29 July 2025
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Prior to being tabbed as Head of School, Johnson was LFA’s dean of faculty from 2017-2024 plus being a member of history and social sciences department.—
Daniel I. Dorfman,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Aug. 2025
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Each person’s risk for diseases such as measles varies, said Dr. Lewis Nelson, dean of Florida Atlantic University’s Schmidt College of Medicine.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
18 Aug. 2025
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Officials with the Southeastern Oneida Tribal Services in Milwaukee helped organize volunteers to clear the basements of multiple elders whose homes were flooded.—
Frank Vaisvilas,
jsonline.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Village elders said no one visited for at least two years.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
5 Aug. 2025
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Unlike previous Yellowstone spinoffs, it's set in the current day, after the events of its predecessor.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Several of his predecessors, including former Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson and Nixon, have pushed the Fed for loose money, though less publicly than Trump’s pressure campaign.—
Tobias Burns,
The Hill,
29 Aug. 2025
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England Women’s Soccer Manager Joins RTS Cambridge Lineup England women’s soccer manager Sarina Wiegman will chat with YouTube’s boss in the UK at next month’s RTS Cambridge Convention.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
27 Aug. 2025
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Hodge was sidelined by oblique and shoulder issues in the first half of the season and seems stuck in Triple-A. No one would have blamed manager Craig Counsell for trying to pressure his bosses into trading for a veteran closer like Jhoan Duran, David Bednar or Kyle Finnegan.—
Phil Rogers,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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However, the seven-year veteran has put enough on tape.—
Bobby Krivitsky,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Dumars got to work quickly, swinging for the fences with trades to bring in veteran guard Jordan Poole and to draft two players out of the lottery, Oklahoma guard Jeremiah Fears with the No. 7 selection and Maryland center Derik Queen with the No. 13 pick.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Senior.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senior. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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