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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whitebeard
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The sitcom, which debuted in 1987, starred the late Bob Saget as patriarch Danny Tanner, a widower raising his three daughters with the help of his brother-in-law Jesse (John Stamos) and his best friend, Joey (Dave Coulier).
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Christie’s catalogue describes it as an exceptionally rare treatment of a pivotal political moment, when Mehmed sought to consolidate his rule over the former Byzantine capital by installing Gennadius as patriarch of the Orthodox Church.
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Sixteen years into the experiment, Twitter is a graybeard by internet years and by corporate standards.
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Joe Thornton, the Bruins' No. 1 draft pick in 1997, is now an NHL graybeard.
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Like many nations, China is facing a generational challenge in the form of 118 million empty-nest senior citizens who might not mind someone’s company—even if that someone periodically receives over-the-air updates.
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The Abrahamsons are hoping to be among the millions of senior citizens who will become eligible to obtain weight loss drugs through Medicare for the first time in the program’s history.
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Enough with the oldsters, what about those kids?
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With each passing day, its oldster cast — including Alfred Molina, Alfre Woodard, and Geena Davis — is closer to the grave.
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The exhibit features several dozen dinosaur animatronics that fully loom and roar, and a virtual aquarium stocked with swimming ancients.
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Sitting alone among these ancients can be a profound experience.
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Designed with the needs of senior dogs in mind, this recipe helps keep beloved old-timers going strong.
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Cap Conover was an old-timer, having come from Wisconsin 20 years before to settle into a life of trapping on the river.
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“Whitebeard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whitebeard. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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