as in older
being of advanced years and especially past middle age
the overwhelming majority of that rock band's fans are over-the-hill baby boomers on a nostalgia trip
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Recent Examples of over-the-hill
Most recently, he executive produced and stars in an untitled series for Apple that centers on his Pryce Cahill, an over-the-hill ex-pro golfer who hedges his bets on a troubled 17-year-old golf phenom played by Peter Dager.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
Greer will play Amber-Linn, the ex-wife of Wilson’s over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer, Pryce Cahill.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2024
The untitled comedy stars Wilson as Pryce Cahill, an over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer whose career was derailed prematurely 20 years ago.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 24 June 2024
The comedy stars Wilson as Pryce Cahill, an over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer whose career was derailed prematurely 20 years ago.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024
And like so many other over-the-hill free agents the Angels have signed through the years, Rendon is not part of the solution, but part of the problem.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2023
Jokic scored 41 points, looking like the best player on Earth with his array of wacky moves that look like an over-the-hill guy at Studio 54.
—Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 5 June 2023
In this underground classic, a screenwriter witnesses the hopes, confusions and corruptions of fame, from an aspiring starlet to an over-the-hill grande dame whose heirs await her demise.
—Boris Kachka, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2023
Those guests are played by small army of top notch, clearly-enjoying-themselves character actors including Judith Light, Rob Yang, and John Leguizamo (who revealed to EW last year that his portrayal of an over-the-hill movie star was inspired by his Executive Decision co-star Steven Seagal).
—Clark Collis, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2023
Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
Greer will play Amber-Linn, the ex-wife of Wilson’s over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer, Pryce Cahill.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2024
The untitled comedy stars Wilson as Pryce Cahill, an over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer whose career was derailed prematurely 20 years ago.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 24 June 2024
The comedy stars Wilson as Pryce Cahill, an over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer whose career was derailed prematurely 20 years ago.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024
And like so many other over-the-hill free agents the Angels have signed through the years, Rendon is not part of the solution, but part of the problem.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2023
Jokic scored 41 points, looking like the best player on Earth with his array of wacky moves that look like an over-the-hill guy at Studio 54.
—Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 5 June 2023
In this underground classic, a screenwriter witnesses the hopes, confusions and corruptions of fame, from an aspiring starlet to an over-the-hill grande dame whose heirs await her demise.
—Boris Kachka, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2023
Those guests are played by small army of top notch, clearly-enjoying-themselves character actors including Judith Light, Rob Yang, and John Leguizamo (who revealed to EW last year that his portrayal of an over-the-hill movie star was inspired by his Executive Decision co-star Steven Seagal).
—Clark Collis, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for over-the-hill
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The crowd applauds uproariously when Kevin’s elderly neighbor shows up at the end to hit them in the head with a shovel.Erin Somers, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
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Three low-flyers wing an elderly man in the face and don’t miss a flap, his Ray Bans go flying.Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024
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Perhaps the most striking comes from the Baltimore Experience Corps trial, a large experiment in which adults age 60 and older were randomly assigned to either volunteer at elementary schools or be put on a waiting list.Maria Godoy, NPR, 25 Dec. 2024
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The show skips across the decades, dramatizing the interviews an older Dolours (Maxine Peake) did for a Boston College oral history of the Troubles, which were taped with the promise that they would be released only after participants’ deaths.Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
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What's New One in five South Koreans is now aged 65 or older, the government said Tuesday.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
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The poll additionally showed that people aged 18 to 44 were more likely than older adults to disapprove of how Biden handles his job as president, at 66 percent.Juliann Ventura, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Over-the-hill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/over-the-hill. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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