Silver Alert
noun
US
: a widely publicized bulletin that alerts the public when an elderly person or a person with a cognitive disability goes missing
California joins an estimated 30 states with Silver Alert programs, acknowledging a growing issue for the nation as the population ages and the number of people suffering from some form of dementia increases.
Tony Bizjak
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Word History
First Known Use
2004, in the meaning defined above
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