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elder

[el-der] / ˈɛl dər /
ADJECTIVE
born earlier
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK




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Wang, square-jawed with a trademark comb-over in his elder years, remade himself as an economic technocrat as China opened up, then was tapped by Xi as disciplinary chief in 2012.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

A 2019 tribute after the elder Pulte’s death, in a publication of one of his charities, said:

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

As part of drafting his 2017 memoir Promise Me, Dad, Biden spoke with co-writer Mark Zwonitzer about events surrounding the death of his elder son Beau in 2015.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Boonrawd Brewery said in a statement last week that elder brother Sunit had been sacked and the firm would cooperate with any investigations by authorities.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

But the Inuit did know, and among their descendants was a highly respected Inuit elder and schoolteacher named Louie Kamookak.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler




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