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Older and back when are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Older" instead an adjective phrase "Back when".

Older adjective - Being of advanced years and especially past middle age.

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Back when and older are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Back when" instead an adjective "Older".

The witness just takes one look at her and says for her to "come back when [she's] older".

Source: Older Alter Ego
Older Than They Look: Rainbow Dash questions just how old Sunset Shimmer is, considering Trixie is over a decade old and was intended to rival her back when she was Celestia's student.

Source: Fanfic / Marionettes
Ironically, calling the touch-tone sound "dialing" reflects an even older convention, harking to back when phones had actual dials instead of buttons.

Source: The Coconut Effect

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