elderly
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An elderly man holding a cane is also shown in the upper left area of the painting.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
In some cases, like at Tottenham Hotspur and Nottingham Forest, a reduction in concessionary-priced seating for young people or the elderly has also drawn ire.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
A few hours earlier, while waiting for Wille outside the museum, I encountered an elderly Black man, apparently unhoused, standing on Michigan Avenue.
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026
Increasingly, Galsworthy turns to meditations, as in this passage from “Indian Summer of a Forsyte” as the elderly Jolyon looks back:
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
The elderly woman’s expression was hard in a way Ophie had never seen, not even the time she’d yelled at the cousins for tracking mud through the house.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
Vocabulary lists containing elderly
Ancient Wisdom: Synonyms for "Old"
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"The Ugly One," Vocabulary from Chapters 16-20
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