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Examples of midlife in a Sentence
changes that occur at midlife
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The real pleasures of midlife manifest in less material ways: in my creative practice and my relationships, but the effect on my wardrobe isn’t small.
—Melissa Febos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
This money, the Biden administration explained, would be used to close research gaps on conditions tied to women’s midlife health—like rheumatoid arthritis, heart attacks and osteoporosis—especially those that become more common after menopause.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 2 Oct. 2024
The star actress, producer, and director has been refreshingly frank about her harrowing personal experience with severe symptoms of perimenopause and her desire to break the stigma and taboo surrounding women’s midlife experiences.
—Essence, 24 Sep. 2024
The process starts to become less efficient around midlife, typically 15 to 20 years before people notice any early signs of cognitive decline related to neurodegeneration.
—Alyssa Hui, Health, 24 Sep. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1807, in the meaning defined above
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“Midlife.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midlife. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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midlife
noun
mid·life
(ˈ)mid-ˈlīf
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