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age

[eyj] / eɪdʒ /
NOUN
period of animate existence
Synonyms
STRONGEST
life maturity old age youth
STRONG
adolescence adulthood boyhood childhood dotage girlhood infancy lifetime majority senility seniority
WEAK
elderliness middle age
NOUN
a period of time
Synonyms
STRONGEST
century date day era generation life millennium
STRONG
aeon duration epoch interim interval lifetime span
WEAK
blue moon
Antonyms
STRONG
continuation
VERB
become older
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deteriorate develop get along grow grow up mature
STRONG
decline mellow push ripen wane
WEAK
grow feeble grow old
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cease decrease halt lessen stop
STRONG
increase rise

Example Sentences

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Yeargain suggested lowering the retirement age to 54 years old.

From Slate • May 11, 2026

Juniors, age 17 and under, play for half the adult rates, and an instruction center offers club fittings, mental coaching, programming and daily clinics.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

The median age of an occupied housing unit is more than 40 years, the analysts said.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

Mahad Mohammed, 19, and two 17-year-old boys who cannot be named because of their age, appeared at Coventry Magistrates' Court last month and have been remanded in custody.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

I even recognize the same play kitchen and grocery cart I had when I was her age.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

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