age difference

noun

: the amount by which ages are different
There's a 15-year age difference between her oldest and youngest children.

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Recent Examples on the Web Richard Gere and Alejandra Silva turned heads in 2018 when they got married and announced plans to start a family despite their 33-year age difference. Ale Russian, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024 Once again, there was a notable age difference, though Jessica, at least, wasn’t a teenager. Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 15 May 2024 The love of music welded our unique friendship early on despite our age difference. Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2024 Despite their 16-year age difference, the two begin a whirlwind romance. Xander Zellner, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019 Despite a 58-year age difference, Reita Green and Beverly Pate have been best friends and business partners for four years, ever since Beverly hired Reita to hang wallpaper in her Burbank apartment back in 2020. Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024 But New York could easily consider that too much to offer, because of the five-year age difference between Butler and Randle, who has a $32.4 million player option for 2025-26. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 May 2024 While many focused on their age difference and different career paths, Lakshmi told the New Yorker that their romance was very real. Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 23 Apr. 2024 Johnny is nine and a half years older than Sam, and the age difference could make their relationship challenging. Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 15 Apr. 2024

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“Age difference.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/age%20difference. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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