senior center

[ seen-yer sen-ter ]

/ ˈsin yər ˌsɛn tər /

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noun

a community center for older adults, especially senior citizens, in which they can gather for social, educational, and other activities: We believe the senior center is what helped give our mother some of her life back.

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Origin of senior center

First recorded in 1955–60

Words nearby senior center

senilism, senility, senior, senior aircraftman, senior airman, senior center, senior chief petty officer, senior citizen, senior common room, senior high school, senioritis

How to use senior center in a sentence

Later, the group’s mobile testing and education units visited residences, churches, libraries and senior centers, as well as polling sites on Election Day.
The Pandemic Heroes Saving Lives & Winning Smiles|Toyloy Brown III|June 14, 2021|Ozy
When this happens, the virus could find its way into senior centers and nursing homes.
Our Eyes on the Virus: Why We Still Need Widespread Rapid Testing Even With Vaccines|Michael Mina|May 25, 2021|Time
In addition, Safeway, Giant and Rite Aid will be conducting clinics at senior centers.
D.C. and Md. say they are clearing vaccine waitlists as outreach efforts expand|Lola Fadulu, Jenna Portnoy|April 22, 2021|Washington Post
The program uses trained personnel who visit patients in senior centers and apartment buildings to gather vital signs such as oxygen-saturation levels, pulse, and blood pressure, which are later reviewed by a nurse.
The doctor will Zoom you now|Katie McLean|February 24, 2021|MIT Technology Review

Noah Berger, a freelance photographer who covers wildfire for The Associated Press, took this image of a burning senior center sign that went viral.
What the Photos of Wildfires and Smoke Don’t Show You|by Elizabeth Weil and Lisa Larson-Walker|September 21, 2020|ProPublica
Note: UNICOR uses its inmates for everything from call center operators to human demolishers of old computers.
How a ‘Real Housewife’ Survives Prison: ‘I Don’t See [Teresa Giudice] Having a Cakewalk Here’|Michael Howard|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
It is the only tourist center Ukraine has left on the Black Sea, since Russia annexed Crimea last spring.
Is Putin Turning to Terrorism in Ukraine?|Anna Nemtsova|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The resources were what you might expect: Dining room, a media center, a library, a TV room, a meeting room, a computer room.
His First Day Out Of Jail After 40 Years: Adjusting To Life Outside|Justin Rohrlich|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Stanley Richards, Senior Vice President of the Fortune Society, gave a tour along with a few residents.
His First Day Out Of Jail After 40 Years: Adjusting To Life Outside|Justin Rohrlich|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
“We look for the qualities that are evocative of V.S.O.P Privilege,” explained Hennessy Senior Vice President Rodney Williams.
Streetwear pioneer, visionary entrepreneur, and community mentor Daymond John is honored with Hennessy Privilege Award|Hennessy|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The controlling center of consciousness is the extreme limit of the nares anteri.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick
In the center of the river line stood the imposing red sandstone palace of Bahadur Shah, last of the Moguls.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
The artillery and 81st were on the right of the line, the native infantry in the center, and the sowars on the left.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
The senior branch of the family being thus extinct the whole of the entailed estate had devolved on me.
Uncanny Tales|Various
“Reduced counsels,” interposed Mr. Weller senior, in an undertone.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2)|Charles Dickens