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elder

[el-der] / ˈɛl dər /
ADJECTIVE
born earlier
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK




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However, Box Elder residents didn’t learn about Stratos until late April, when the county commission held its first public hearing.

From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026

Elder sister Venus has played intermittently on the WTA Tour over the past few years and reached the quarter-finals of the US Open women's doubles last year.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

To choose the name, the researchers worked with Jarloo Kiguktak, an Inuit Elder and former mayor of Grise Fiord, the northernmost Inuit community in Canada.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

The National Center on Elder Abuse — a government agency affiliated with the U.S.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

“Well, Elder Peters here, he just didn’t know that,” said someone else.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin




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