centenarian

adjective

Definition of centenariannext
as in octogenarian

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Recent Examples of centenarian Genes don't completely determine your lifespan, but having a parent hit the centenarian mark helps. — Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026 Japan's centenarian population has grown substantially since the government began tracking it. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026 There were 153 people aged 100 or older in Japan when centenarian surveys began in 1963. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026 Lally has been named as one of 48 centenarian ambassadors still alive today who were born in Ireland between 1920 and 1926 and whose names appear on the official census records that were released by the Irish National Archives in April. — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026 Healthy habits, like those in the centenarian survey, can bolster longevity by reducing the forces that age us, such as chronic inflammation, blood vessel damage, mitochondrial decline, muscle loss, and stress, Weiss said. — Kristen Fischer, Health, 11 May 2026 Italy consistently ranks among the countries with the highest life expectancy, and Sardinia is recognized as a Blue Zone region — one of a handful of places in the world with notable centenarian populations. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026 Italy ranks among the highest life expectancy countries globally, and Sardinia is recognized as a Blue Zone region with notable centenarian populations. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2026 Just because their deaths make for good local news fodder doesn’t mean that most of us have a special fascination with these centenarian record-holders. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for centenarian
  1. octogenarian
  2. nonagenarian
  3. septuagenarian
  4. elderly
  5. senior
  6. geriatric
  7. aging
  8. sexagenarian
Adjective
  • Ouma Hettie is an octogenarian goat herder in South Africa’s Kamiesberge.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Ilinčić’s show borrowed the delicate ropes of octogenarian textile artist Françoise Grossen weaving them into dresses, skirts, bags and belts.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of octogenarian
Adjective
  • In her 1974 novel The Hearing Trumpet, a nonagenarian vegetarian heroine named Marian rebels against patriarchal institutions.
    — Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The Venice Film Festival will pay tribute to nonagenarian Italian director Tinto Brass at its upcoming edition with a pre-opening screening of his London-shot 1967 pop thriller Deadly Sweet starring Jean-Louis Trintignant and Ewa Aulin.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 June 2026
Definition of nonagenarian
Adjective
  • That’s an attitude that Paulo Herkenhoff, a septuagenarian art curator, resists.
    — Constance Malleret, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Did anyone suggest that, for a septuagenarian with many months of shows ahead around the world, including two homecoming runs through Canada, leaving the ground might not be the best idea?
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of septuagenarian
Adjective
  • An elderly couple was found dead inside their house on Andover Avenue in Attleboro, Massachusetts, on Wednesday afternoon.
    — Amanda Callahan, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The former owner of several unlicensed North Texas boarding homes was sentenced this week to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges tied to the abuse and fatal neglect of elderly and disabled clients in her care.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of elderly
Adjective
  • The agency, which reps for PR the likes of Danny Dyer, Lolly Adefope and Shazad Latif along with BAFTA and numerous production companies, has a new senior leader team led by founder and CEO Will Wood.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The executive, who was worked alongside three of Chanel’s four official creative directors, is the last of a generation of senior executives to remain in place, following the arrival in 2021 of Leena Nair as global chief executive officer of Chanel.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of senior
Adjective
  • Somebody like Gilroy or Jeff Kober and Barry Corbin (popping up occasionally as a pair of geriatric gangsters) will come and go in situations knowingly designed to feel contrived.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Ossoff, seen as a potential 2028 contender, said geriatric politicians have little comprehension of AI technology.
    — Jill Colvin, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of geriatric
Adjective
  • Benefits beyond weight loss The drug semaglutide, which is sold as Wegovy and Ozempic, shows many of the same anti-aging benefits, according to new research from drugmaker Novo Nordisk.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Ragkun Retinol Collagen Cream Among the cream’s ingredients are retinol and collagen, the ultimate anti-aging duo.
    — Isabel Bekele, InStyle, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of aging
Adjective
  • Its contents range from 19th-century anti-aging pills, to biologist Charles Darwin’s walking stick, to striking nude self-portraits by then-sexagenarian British photographer John Coplans.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Who knew if these roles were flukes — one-offs, novelties — or if Jerry Adler would defy the odds stacked up against any actor, much less a sexagenarian new to the game, and continue to find work in his newfound profession.
    — Howard Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
Definition of sexagenarian

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“Centenarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/centenarian. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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