1
as in adults
a person of advanced years
in that Asian society elders are accorded great respect
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as in superiors
one who is above another in rank, station, or office
as your elder in the company, he is within his rights to tell you what to do
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as in ancestors
one who is older than another
it wouldn't hurt to show a little more respect for your elders
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as in deans
the senior member of a group
as the elder of the contingent of living former presidents, he was accorded a place of highest honor at the ceremonies
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Recent Examples of elders
These giants have a social structure that values elders for many years after their peak reproductive period is over.
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Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
Prior generations of elders might have died instead of living longer through medical treatments, but advances in medical technology are extending the portion of our lives spent in frailty.
—Steve Vernon, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The land, which is about 40 miles from the 40 Acre Conservation League’s property and was once owned by a Quaker school, will be developed for housing for elders and facilities to cultivate ancestral crops and traditional medicine.
—Michelle Weber, Longreads, 4 Dec. 2024
The communities were hit hard by COVID-19, with devastating impacts on elders.
—Cheyanne Mumphrey, Sharon Lurye, and Morgan Lee, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Dec. 2024
Young people are less likely to be vaccinated than their elders.
—Sabrina Malhi The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024
After securing funding from the Aspen Institute and the Yale School of Medicine, Gupta traveled to Mackinac Island this past summer to film and record stories from tribal elders, capturing 3D spatial video on her phone, then recording the audio stories to accompany it.
—Iris Kim, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2024
As Detroit aims to bolster its reputation for pioneering in urban agriculture, it is anchored by African American elders whose ancestral gardening wisdom birthed and sustained the city’s urban gardens, yet challenged by others who question just how agricultural the city should be.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2024
Many no doubt had elders who could give them firsthand accounts of slavery.
—Jazmine Hughes, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
Prior generations of elders might have died instead of living longer through medical treatments, but advances in medical technology are extending the portion of our lives spent in frailty.
—Steve Vernon, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The land, which is about 40 miles from the 40 Acre Conservation League’s property and was once owned by a Quaker school, will be developed for housing for elders and facilities to cultivate ancestral crops and traditional medicine.
—Michelle Weber, Longreads, 4 Dec. 2024
The communities were hit hard by COVID-19, with devastating impacts on elders.
—Cheyanne Mumphrey, Sharon Lurye, and Morgan Lee, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Dec. 2024
Young people are less likely to be vaccinated than their elders.
—Sabrina Malhi The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024
After securing funding from the Aspen Institute and the Yale School of Medicine, Gupta traveled to Mackinac Island this past summer to film and record stories from tribal elders, capturing 3D spatial video on her phone, then recording the audio stories to accompany it.
—Iris Kim, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2024
As Detroit aims to bolster its reputation for pioneering in urban agriculture, it is anchored by African American elders whose ancestral gardening wisdom birthed and sustained the city’s urban gardens, yet challenged by others who question just how agricultural the city should be.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2024
Many no doubt had elders who could give them firsthand accounts of slavery.
—Jazmine Hughes, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elders
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Freeform’s 25 Days of Christmas is also doing particularly well among adults 18-34, women 18-34, men 18-34 and women 18-49, according to Nielsen data.Katie Campione, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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Despite spending more per person on healthcare than any other nation, the average life expectancy of American adults falls below that of 56 countries on six continents.Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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These groups, known as the Clovis people, entered the continent around 13,000 years ago and became the ancestors of Indigenous Americans.Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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This behavior would’ve baffled our ancestors.Matt Fuchs, TIME, 9 Dec. 2024
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Pets and seniors are an optimal pairing, research shows.R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Unanticipated costs for providing healthcare to seniors and undocumented immigrants.Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Elders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elders. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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