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Recent Examples of graybeard
Joe Thornton, the Bruins' No. 1 draft pick in 1997, is now an NHL graybeard.
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Dan Shaughnessy, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Sep. 2022
While Diener is the graybeard of the team, 24-year-old Sacar Anim is the youngest.
—Ben Steele, Journal Sentinel, 20 July 2022
Tom Hanks, who became a star in 1984 with Splash, is now doing avuncular, graybeard roles.
—Kyle Smith, National Review, 1 June 2022
But the graybeard, six days shy of age 40, stopped 19 of 20 shots over the final 46:50 of regulation to send the Bruins and Capitals to overtime.
—BostonGlobe.com, 15 May 2021
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Dan Shaughnessy, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Sep. 2022
While Diener is the graybeard of the team, 24-year-old Sacar Anim is the youngest.
—Ben Steele, Journal Sentinel, 20 July 2022
Tom Hanks, who became a star in 1984 with Splash, is now doing avuncular, graybeard roles.
—Kyle Smith, National Review, 1 June 2022
But the graybeard, six days shy of age 40, stopped 19 of 20 shots over the final 46:50 of regulation to send the Bruins and Capitals to overtime.
—BostonGlobe.com, 15 May 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for graybeard
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Folks back in the day had Yoda as their feisty oldster and the kids now have Maz. 36.Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 24 May 2023
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The Duke is the true tale of an eccentric oldster who, in 1961, stole a Francisco Goya painting of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London.Dallas News, Dallas News, 28 Apr. 2022
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The speculation was first reported by Miss Tweed, a luxury news outlet that LVMH patriarch Bernard Arnault banned his staff from talking to earlier this year.Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 5 Nov. 2024
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Kimmie is befriended by the patriarch of the Bellaire family, Horace (Ricco Ross), and grows close to his son, Roy (Julian Horton).Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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That’s partly thanks to Harrison Ford and Neil Flynn’s easy old-timer chemistry.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2024
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Playa del Fuego in May and Constellation Burn in October are both in Pennsylvania, and attract old-timer burners who are committed to the 10 Principles of Burning Man, including Radical Inclusion.Alden Wicker, WIRED, 17 Sep. 2024
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Land on something soft, Elizabeth Eckstrom, MD, MPH, chief of geriatrics at the Oregon Health & Science University hospital, tells SELF.Katie Camero, SELF, 28 Oct. 2024
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Salamon and her sister Suzanne, a geriatric doctor, decided to move their mother up to Boston, where her sister who is head of geriatrics at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, lives.Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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Available for just a day, Ripley and his gaffer, Mathias Peralta, used their own bulbs in the room’s fixtures to allow Peters 360-degree filming.Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2024
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What if the gaffer had the same assault happen as a child?Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 June 2024
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“Graybeard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graybeard. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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