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2 | 32% | 8 | Not getting old | |
3 | 30% | 3 | Getting on | |
Getting Old Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "AGEING" which means:
- noun
- • Acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time
- • The organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age adjective satellite
- • Growing old verb
- • To cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age to.
- • To postpone an action that would extinguish something, as a debt.
- • To categorize by age.
- • To grow aged; to become old; to show marks of age. adjective
- • Becoming elderly.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The ageing of the population is a growing concern for many countries."
- • "She noticed the signs of ageing on her face."
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