golden years

plural noun

: the advanced years in a lifetime
active well into their golden years

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Understanding the difference between these two financial strategies can help retirees maintain financial security while still enjoying their golden years. Andrew Rosen, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025 There are two mint julep cups for whiskey fans to purchase, with all proceeds going to benefit Our Mims Retirement Haven, a farm outside of Paris, Kentucky, where fillies and broodmares can spend their golden years (it’s named after 1977 Eclipse Champion 3-Year-Old Filly, Our Mims). Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2025 No one should stand in the way of such a blissful golden years relationship. Scott Tobias, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025 Now, the geriatric birds at the New England Aquarium can live out their golden years in peace and comfort on a new, secluded island created specifically for their unique needs. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for golden years

Word History

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of golden years was in 1945

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“Golden years.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/golden%20years. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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