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old age
noun as in period of being elderly
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"Our mother was nearly 101 years old and died... of old age."
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However, the number of men living to a very old age is rising quickly.
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Overall, the worms exposed to a balanced diet were more active and healthier in old age.
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Mr. Osman’s irresistible characters are resolute in old age, even in the face of mortal danger.
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"I had assumed that the way I was feeling was old age, and I just sort of accepted it," Kingston, 62, said.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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