GOLDEN-AGERS Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

golden-agers

noun

plural of golden-ager

as in senior citizens

a person of advanced years offered discounts and special tours for golden-agers

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Noun

However, some advocates for senior citizens say that the CPI-W doesn't accurately reflect spending by older Americans, who tend to spend more on healthcare than younger people.

— Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Like Zebrowski, many senior citizens are finding that their Social Security benefits are not keeping pace with the rising cost of living, especially in recent years.

— Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of senior citizens

Noun

Fawn Youngbear-Tibbetts, the group's executive director, said then that recordings of elders' stories on old tapes were likely melted.

— Eric Henderson, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Ethnographic accounts from native elders describe how during unique warm-water events in late summer, people voyaged out at night into the fjords, aided by natural bioluminescent plankton.

— Torben Rick, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of elders

Noun

The hospital complex in San Francisco was ranked top nationally in several specialties as well, including geriatrics, pulmonology — the treatment of respiratory conditions — and lung surgery.

— Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026
The report rated hospital performance in 14 specialties or specialty areas, ranging from cancer to geriatrics to urology.

— Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of geriatrics

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