Thesaurus results for OLD GUARD

old guard

noun

Definition of old guard

as in establishment

the usually older members of an organization (such as a political party) who do not want or like change She's not popular with the old guard.

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Recent Examples of old guard Dunk has survived the cull of the ‘old guard’ — Danny Welbeck, Joel Veltman, James Milner, Solly March and Adam Webster have either moved to other clubs, retired or been released. — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 Not this old guard network, a very closed system of the same wealthy people have kind of been running the show forever. — Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Fabian Kayser, a 6-foot-8, 220-pound, 17-year-old guard from Paderborn, Germany, is scheduled to make a men’s basketball recruiting visit to Kansas this week, The Star confirmed Tuesday night. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026 The 33-year-old guard signed a new deal, the team said Thursday. — Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for old guard

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establishment

Noun

The area might feel a bit buttoned-up and corporate for vacationers, but those in Abu Dhabi for work will be within a stone's throw of some of the city's best power-lunch and expense-account-dinner establishments.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
The disappearance of those letters—which would last for half a century—aided in the literary establishment’s attempts to paint Robin as the madwoman in the attic of Plath studies.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026