SENIOR CITIZENS Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

senior citizens

noun

plural of senior citizen

as in elders

a person of advanced years more and more senior citizens are living active, rewarding lives

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Recent Examples of senior citizens In Nassau County, police say senior citizens have fallen victim in Franklin Square, East Meadow, Lynbrook and Valley Stream. — Jennifer McLogan, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 Government is a service provider and funds have to be allocated for health, public safety, senior citizens and transportation. — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 Thirteen miles away in Oakland the following day, some senior citizens sat down with a group of students to address AI angst at a grassroots tech event. — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 The museum tends to attract a broad swath of ages, from middle school on up to senior citizens—though school vacation periods do bring in a younger, elementary school–aged crowd, too. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026 The entrance fee is $10 for adults, $5 for senior citizens, $5 with an active military ID, and children 14 and younger are admitted at no charge. — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026 Authorities say scammers targeted senior citizens in Tarrant County and other places in the United States. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2026 Sara Schueneman, state director of Colorado for the AARP, said the original proposal that would have boosted average monthly bills by 10% would be too hard on senior citizens living on a fixed income. — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2026 Tickets, available at the door, are $15, $10 for children ages 4-12 and senior citizens 65 and older, free for children 3 and younger. — Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 19 Aug. 2026

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This could’ve been a story of seasoned elders welcoming a new voice into their fold.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
For 40 years, Young Dance has welcomed dancers who are babies to dancers who are elders, as well as dancers of all abilities.

— Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of elders

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Of the young adults that comprise Ellora’s defense force, earnest airbender Jae (Major Curda) and himbo waterbender Daemin (Darren Barnet) make for a particularly amusing pairing.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
The kind of life admin tasks like swim lesson sign-ups and appointment confirmations that pile up with alarming frequency in a house of one preschool-age kid and two adults with full-time jobs.

— Allison Johnson, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026

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