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Noun
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Salles doesn’t clarify his viewpoint until the end, when Eunice ages into senility.—
Armond White,
National Review,
7 Feb. 2025 -
The senility of too many powerful leaders in Washington is a silent scandal.—
John Fund,
National Review,
22 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Still, almost all of the House committees will be led next year by the most senior members of the panels, suggesting the seniority system — which has guided the Democrats’ committee picks for decades — is alive and well in the lower chamber.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
16 Dec. 2024
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But the seniority system has lost some of its importance, Huder said, as Democratic and Republican activists push for younger representatives and senators to have more leadership roles and force some of the old bulls to be more responsive to their concerns.—
Daniel C. Vock,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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His weight of pass and slipperiness on the ball are as good as anything, resulting from an appreciation for the game that has come with maturity.—
Henry Flynn,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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The organization adores his smarts, professionalism and maturity and has raved about it ever since he was drafted in 2022.—
Jonas Siegel,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
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Trump recalled Esposito having a baseball bat under his desk and, in his dotage, swinging a cane at uncooperative elements.—
John Ganz,
airmail.news,
8 Feb. 2025
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Butler remains a talented, if mercurial, two-way star, even in his relative dotage at age 35 with 14 years of mileage — including two runs to the Finals with Miami — under his belt.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
Newsweek,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Oldness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oldness. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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