Synonyms of age-old
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age-old customs and beliefs
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Adapted from Charles Frazier’s book, Minghella’s film takes an age-old story and updates it for a new generation while paying homage to the costume dramas that paved its way.
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Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Apr. 2026
Some of the musical pleasures in the show feel age-old, like Roy Bittan’s piano licks and Max Weinberg’s furious fills.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 10 Apr. 2026
Harkening back to age-old local cooking techniques, Buccan is singular on the island and across the region, its unique methods elevating farm-fresh cuisine and bold Caribbean flavors.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 8 Apr. 2026
Regardless of the growing cottage industry of code-review systems, Kang, of the University of Illinois, is adamant that coders — new and old — can guard their systems against code slop by embracing age-old cybersecurity fundamentals.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 7 Apr. 2026
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Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Apr. 2026
Some of the musical pleasures in the show feel age-old, like Roy Bittan’s piano licks and Max Weinberg’s furious fills.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 10 Apr. 2026
Harkening back to age-old local cooking techniques, Buccan is singular on the island and across the region, its unique methods elevating farm-fresh cuisine and bold Caribbean flavors.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 8 Apr. 2026
Regardless of the growing cottage industry of code-review systems, Kang, of the University of Illinois, is adamant that coders — new and old — can guard their systems against code slop by embracing age-old cybersecurity fundamentals.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 7 Apr. 2026
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“Age-old.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/age-old. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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