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as in older
being of advanced years and especially past middle age
all the young men went to fight in the war; and only the aged and infirm remained behind
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as in venerable
dating or surviving from the distant past
a forest of aged and gnarled oaks
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as in grew
to become mature
as your cat ages and becomes less active, you should change her diet
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Recent Examples of aged
Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
The earthy quality so prized in a Cabernet Sauvignon is due to a smidge of pyrazine, a volatile molecule more commonly found in peas and bell peppers; the gasoline note of an aged Riesling comes courtesy of a compound called TDN.
—Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
The victims range in age from 14 to 39 years old, with 15 aged under 18.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
Among the selection is black and white shots of toddler-aged Drummond blowing bubbles and snaps of her missing front teeth and holding her younger sister Betsy.
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Oasis Tutoring is just one component of the national Oasis program, which connects trained volunteers, typically aged 50-plus, with students needing help across the Ramona Unified School District.
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Roughly one hundred Uffizi staffers staged a demonstration in the courtyard of the venerable Florence institution on January 4, protesting an effective layoff of the museum’s casual workers spurred by a change in service managers.—
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Lorch died in 2012, but his actions, and how much, if any, responsibility the venerable institution should take for them, will be at issue in the case.—
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The network began as recaps, but grew to also begin featuring commentary, interviews and community events for all sorts of reality TV loyalists.—
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While wild olive trees grew in North Africa long before that and were used by the Indigenous Berber communities, the Phoenicians (founders of ancient Carthage) introduced organized olive cultivation to the region sometime between the 12th and 8th centuries BCE.—
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Following Reynolds' death, Tarantino cast Bruce Dern to portray Spahn, who is depicted as an elderly, blind man in the film.—
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There is no dignity, and no justice, in a system that buries an elderly woman alive in silence.—
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On a cold winter afternoon, António and Jota return from the front with their friends, looking for an ancient Roman thermal bath.—
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Over time, Thompson and her colleagues have unearthed more burials, ancient human DNA and tiny human bone fragments.—
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During the few months work was allowed to resume, construction progressed to around 87% completion, according to the developers’ legal filings.—
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But as the season progressed, the [shudders] discourse really went off the rails.—
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To play the 18th-century religious leader Ann Lee, for instance, Amanda Seyfried gave up Botox, her anti-aging intervention of choice, for an entire year, in addition to eschewing makeup on set.—
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Shoppers are impressed by the now-$20 anti-aging serum.—
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Brake gently as needed - Brake normally if the vehicle has anti-lock brakes and pump brakes gently if in an older vehicle.—
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Come late January or early February, Denver could be down its defensive coordinator, a whiz-kid offensive mind, and a slightly older whiz-kid defensive mind.—
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As the times have changed and the technology has matured, the concepts have evolved to reflect that.—
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The sink area, too, has matured into a work center.—
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“Aged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aged. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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