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age out
phrasal verb with ageverb[ I or T ]uk /eɪdʒ/ us /eɪdʒ/present participleUKageing or USaging | past tense and past participleaged
mainly US
to reach an age where you are too old for a particular group or situation, and have to leave it:
age out ofYoung people need support when they age out of the foster care system.
The working age population in the state is beginning to decline as workers age out of the workforce.
An entire generation of men is ageing out of the priesthood, with fewer young men joining its ranks.
She lived in a foster home and when she aged out at 18, she became homeless.
People who have this expertise are ageing out, and nobody is taking their places.
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