elderly
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Jurors were told that elderly people came along and assisted Kayden before an air ambulance arrived for him.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
Loneliness, isolation from family, and depression can be particularly devastating for the elderly, and antidepressants only go so far.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
He vowed to defend Castro and said thousands of others would join him to fight for the elderly Cuban leader.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
The mice in the study were 22 months old, which is considered elderly for mice.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
For a penny apiece, an elderly Italian man scraped up careful balls of lemon ice into miniature glasses.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
Vocabulary lists containing elderly
Ancient Wisdom: Synonyms for "Old"
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"The Ugly One," Vocabulary from Chapters 16-20
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