as in older
being of advanced years and especially past middle age
symptoms most often seen in senescent people
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Recent Examples of senescent
If the cells were truly senescent, then the medications should both reduce the number of senescent cells and reverse many of the structural DNA changes and gene expression disruptions.
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Megan Molteni, STAT, 9 Jan. 2022
Megan Molteni, STAT, 9 Jan. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for senescent
Adjective
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These include dental and pharmaceutical coverage, and home care for elderly patients.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2025
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Overall, prosecutors say the scheme defrauded hundreds of elderly victims across the U.S. until early June 2024, when Canadian law enforcement executed search warrants at the call centers.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
5 Mar. 2025
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Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson were the only players to hit that mark at 28 years old.—
Bobby Krivitsky,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Every year in the US, there are approximately 35,000 ER visits due to unintentional medication overdoses among children under 5 years old.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN,
1 Mar. 2025
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The One Direction star died aged 31 last year after a fall from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina.—
Lily Ford,
The Hollywood Reporter,
1 Mar. 2025
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Perhaps a legendary bottle from the great wine names of Tuscany - an aged Sassicaia or Onrellaia?—
Paul Caputo,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Senescent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senescent. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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