as in elderly
being of advanced years and especially past middle age
bought special food intended for senior dogs
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as in ancestor
one who is older than another
since the man next door is my senior by a number of years, I always address him as "Mr. Barton"
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as in superior
one who is above another in rank, station, or office
the young attorney benefited from the mentorship of one of his seniors at the firm
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as in dean
the senior member of a group
when he retires, she will be the senior on the faculty
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as in elder
a person of advanced years
weekday movie matinees are often popular with seniors
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Recent Examples of senior
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
The Queen’s hairdresser and facialist are among those in the latest crop of Royal Warrants of Appointment, given by senior royals to companies whose goods and services are favored by members of the royal family.
—Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
Madison Lammert, Journal Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
Getty Images Keith Harris, a 17-year-old high school senior at KIPP DC College Preparatory, has studied accounting, investing and budgeting, among other basic lessons, like his English, history and math curriculum.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 28 Dec. 2024
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Sands, 24, has made 13 senior appearances for the USMNT and has previous experience in European football, having spent the 2022-23 season on loan in Scotland, with Rangers.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
The Queen’s hairdresser and facialist are among those in the latest crop of Royal Warrants of Appointment, given by senior royals to companies whose goods and services are favored by members of the royal family.
—Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
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This week's finalists are both seniors, one from Milwaukee and the other from Sheboygan.
—Madison Lammert, Journal Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
Getty Images Keith Harris, a 17-year-old high school senior at KIPP DC College Preparatory, has studied accounting, investing and budgeting, among other basic lessons, like his English, history and math curriculum.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 28 Dec. 2024
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The crowd applauds uproariously when Kevin’s elderly neighbor shows up at the end to hit them in the head with a shovel.Erin Somers, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
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Three low-flyers wing an elderly man in the face and don’t miss a flap, his Ray Bans go flying.Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024
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In another ironic twist, Kayce sells it for the ridiculously low price of $1.25 an acre, the original price his ancestors paid.Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Dec. 2024
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This is all mirrored by wordless sequences depicting the Simpson family’s prehistoric ancestors, rendered in an entirely different animation style that calls to mind cave etchings, as well as primordial Simpsons designs.Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
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When Pertinax abandoned a career as a teacher and joined the army, frontier wars had hollowed out the ranks, allowing his exceptional talent to catch his superiors’ attention.Jeffrey E. Schulman / Made by History, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
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Details of that process were previously reported by +972, an Israeli-Palestinian news website; the Israeli military has denied that was military policy and said that any analyst who relied solely on Lavender would have been overruled by superiors.Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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Law school in Houston After applying to Texas Southern University in Houston, the school dean called him and told him frankly that the school needed to recruit more Latino people to justify its existence with a diverse student body to the state legislature.Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Jan. 2025
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That would certainly work for the ambitious Verlander, the dean of the trio at 19 big-league seasons.Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
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The wedding day began with an intimate Telugu ceremony with blessings from the couple’s elders.Shelby Wax, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
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The legendary André De Shields played the glamorous community leader Old Deuteronomy, and a cast of extraordinary dancers and voguing experts emphasized their solidarity with one another, and with their elders.Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2024
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The attack—followed by accusations of intelligence failures—was a humiliation for Modi, who had cast himself as a more aggressive protector of India than his predecessors.Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Ultra-Chron Carbon: Innovative Carbon Case Construction The latest iteration in the Ultra-Chron lineage, the Ultra-Chron Carbon, combines the heritage of its predecessors with cutting-edge materials and manufacturing techniques.Bhanu Chopra, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
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The career advice you were given over the years by your colleagues, bosses and/or mentors didn’t align with your beliefs and values.Glenn Llopis, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Its only issue is the mediocre side quests, but the fantastic boss encounters more than make up for it.David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
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President Joe Biden on Friday is set to award the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military decoration, to seven U.S. Army veterans for heroism during the Korean War and Vietnam War.Luis Martinez, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2025
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Death Toll Rises to 15 in New Orleans 'Terrorism' Attack According to multiple U.S. defense officials, Jabbar was a U.S. Army veteran who served on active duty from the mid-2000s to 2015, reported NBC News and CNN.Danielle Jennings, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Senior.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senior. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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