retirement community
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of retirement community
First recorded in 1975–80
Example Sentences
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Some call the Villages - the largest retirement community in the world - "Disney without rollercoasters".
From BBC • May 1, 2026
It also means considering alternatives before making a final commitment — downsizing, relocating, or moving into a retirement community — as part of a broader strategy that offers lower or more predictable costs.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
He and his wife, Susan, have taken several Viking cruises in Europe and just bought a home in a Pennsylvania retirement community with an indoor pool and an outdoor pool.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
The 76-year-old actor leads a cast of septuagenarian stars as a retired professor who takes on a job going undercover at a retirement community.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025
CUT TO: Charlie sitting with her grandma in her cutesy retirement community.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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