as in elder
a person of advanced years
more and more senior citizens are living active, rewarding lives
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Inflation has fallen sharply since hitting a 40-year peak in June 2022, but some senior citizens groups argue that Social Security's annual COLA is failing to keep up with older Americans' financial needs.
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Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 10 Oct. 2024
One-day pass: $60 general admission and $30 for students and senior citizens.
—Jim Kiest, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Oct. 2024
Tickets are $25; $20 for students, senior citizens and military.
—Eric E. Harrison, arkansasonline.com, 7 Sep. 2024
About 125 homes were destroyed before the hurricane came ashore, many of them mobile homes in communities for senior citizens, said Kevin Guthrie, the director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2024
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Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 10 Oct. 2024
One-day pass: $60 general admission and $30 for students and senior citizens.
—Jim Kiest, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Oct. 2024
Tickets are $25; $20 for students, senior citizens and military.
—Eric E. Harrison, arkansasonline.com, 7 Sep. 2024
About 125 homes were destroyed before the hurricane came ashore, many of them mobile homes in communities for senior citizens, said Kevin Guthrie, the director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Senior citizen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senior%20citizen. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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