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elderly

adjective as in in old age

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An Irvine man was charged with hate crimes against Latino men, after allegedly hurling racial slurs, throwing hot coffee on someone and punching an elderly man.

A longer sentence, Combs' lawyers argue, would unfairly keep him from his seven children and elderly mother, and prevent him from receiving mental health care.

From BBC

There’s an elderly gentleman named George who has been stopping by the funeral home on occasion to talk about anything from the weather to the most recent details of his grief work.

From Salon

Most of those assisted are elderly, disabled or children.

From Salon

Medicare and Medicaid, social health programmes for the elderly and poor, will continue, but staffing shortages could lead to some interruptions for certain services.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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