as in elder
a person of advanced years
more and more senior citizens are living active, rewarding lives
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Recent Examples of senior citizen
With no obvious means of access to the facility on her own, Julie decides to send a senior citizen in there to pose as a new resident and get to the bottom of this.
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
Legendary actress and America's favorite senior citizen Other stars who have been honored with their own commemorative postage stamps over the years include TV giants such as Fred Rogers, Bob Hope, Lucille Ball and Rod Serling.
—Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 17 Nov. 2024
The investors are now hoping that the government under Trump will offer better pricing for insurance companies to cover senior citizens under private plans.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
These occur when a Medicare Advantage company later reviews a senior citizen's medical record to look for diagnoses that a provider didn't submit or may have submitted in error.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 24 Oct. 2024
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
Legendary actress and America's favorite senior citizen Other stars who have been honored with their own commemorative postage stamps over the years include TV giants such as Fred Rogers, Bob Hope, Lucille Ball and Rod Serling.
—Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 17 Nov. 2024
The investors are now hoping that the government under Trump will offer better pricing for insurance companies to cover senior citizens under private plans.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
These occur when a Medicare Advantage company later reviews a senior citizen's medical record to look for diagnoses that a provider didn't submit or may have submitted in error.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 24 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for senior citizen
Recent Examples of Synonyms for senior citizen
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Reba Teran was one of the Eastern Shoshone elders who came along.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
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Earlier this week, a host of federal agencies - including the CFPB - led by the Federal Reserve issued a joint statement providing major banks with examples of how to effectively combat financial exploitation of elders.Rob Wile, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2024
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From 2011 to 2019, incidence of colon cancer fell by about 1% annually, mainly among older adults.Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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Donations of new or gently used coats, hats, scarves, gloves and boots for adults and children age one month to 11 years old are being sought, a news release said.Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 13 Dec. 2024
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Halfway down the Aegean coast, Smyrna, as Asia Minor ancients called it, was where East met West as an economic and cultural synapse at the end of the Silk Road.Alex Crevar, New York Times, 11 July 2024
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Yet not only is there no Vena amoris (as it was dubbed), but there’s also little evidence to support the idea of ancients routinely wearing engagement rings.Katy Kelleher, refinery29.com, 2 May 2023
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“Senior citizen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senior%20citizen. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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