as in elderly
being of advanced years and especially past middle age
went into nursing to work with geriatric patients
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as in elder
a person of advanced years
most of the clinic's outpatients are geriatrics living on fixed incomes
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Recent Examples of geriatric
Dr. Nick Schneeman, TIME, 12 Mar. 2025
Cohen wore several hats as a physician, working for family, clinical hypnosis and geriatric practices throughout his career.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
Valli Herman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
Something similar happened at the other end of the age spectrum—a geriatric rumble.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
These are classic geriatric syndromes that usually receive a classic medical response: the senior is ordered to pee in a cup for testing.
—Dr. Nick Schneeman, TIME, 12 Mar. 2025
Cohen wore several hats as a physician, working for family, clinical hypnosis and geriatric practices throughout his career.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
Noun
Heimann avoided cardigans with fusty suede elbow patches or hefty yarn that can invoke infirm geriatrics.
—Valli Herman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
Something similar happened at the other end of the age spectrum—a geriatric rumble.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for geriatric
Adjective
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Charges have been filed against an Oklahoma woman who is being accused of laundering nearly $1.5 million in funds obtained through online romance scams, targeting elderly women.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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What To Know Between October 2024 and January 2025, at least five elderly victims in Pittsburgh were tricked into handing over large sums of cash.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Besides reuniting with them, Wilmore, a church elder, is looking forward to getting back to face-to-face ministering, and Williams can’t wait to walk her two Labrador retrievers.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2025
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Besides reuniting with them, Wilmore, a church elder, is looking forward to getting back to face-to-face ministering and Williams can't wait to walk her two Labrador retrievers.—
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arkansasonline.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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In 2019, Haymarket proposed a 240-bed substance-use disorder and behavioral health treatment center for adults at the site of a former Holiday Inn hotel in Itasca, a DuPage County suburb of roughly 9,000 residents.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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In 1989, only about five out of every 1,000 adults over the age of 50 went through a divorce.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Who among us oldsters doesn’t enjoy a good VFX-costume parlay?—
Steven Zeitchik,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Feb. 2025
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Folks back in the day had Yoda as their feisty oldster and the kids now have Maz. 36.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
24 May 2023
Adjective
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Desk calendar Your old phone can be repurposed as your personal calendar.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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My father, Mila’s grandfather, after whom she is named, was five years old at the time.—
David Bezmozgis,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Geriatric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/geriatric. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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