as in archaic
having passed its time of use or usefulness
my old manual typewriter now seems positively neolithic
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Recent Examples of neolithic
Even before developing writing, our Neolithic ancestors appear to have used alcohol in search of mind-expanding inspiration.
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Luis Parrales, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
Radić came to global prominence with his entry for the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion in 2014, a luminous fiberglass shell that appeared to hover over the lawn of Kensington Gardens in London, supported by neolithic-looking boulders.
—Kriston Capps, Bloomberg, 12 Mar. 2026
Discovery tales → Archaeologists discovered a medieval underground tunnel built into a 5,000-year-old Neolithic burial site.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Previous discoveries of cremations in Africa date to pastoral neolithic herders from 3,500 years ago or later food-producing societies with higher population densities, which made the discovery even more unexpected, the researchers said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
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Luis Parrales, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
Radić came to global prominence with his entry for the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion in 2014, a luminous fiberglass shell that appeared to hover over the lawn of Kensington Gardens in London, supported by neolithic-looking boulders.
—Kriston Capps, Bloomberg, 12 Mar. 2026
Discovery tales → Archaeologists discovered a medieval underground tunnel built into a 5,000-year-old Neolithic burial site.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Previous discoveries of cremations in Africa date to pastoral neolithic herders from 3,500 years ago or later food-producing societies with higher population densities, which made the discovery even more unexpected, the researchers said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neolithic
Adjective
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As prominent Harvard Law professor Laurence Tribe and conservative jurist Michael Luttig argued, the archaic law was dangerously flawed and fundamentally ripe for partisan exploitation.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
9 June 2026
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The very details that make the genre come alive—the archaic syntax, the outfits, the feelings—are the ones that haven’t survived into the present day or that the writer made up.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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Its older and obsolete buildings have for years been losing office tenants to sleek new skyscrapers that popped up to the west along the Chicago River or in Fulton Market.—
Brian J. Rogal,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
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Simply speaking, much of our levee on private data is becoming obsolete.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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This legendary experiment in medieval aviation comes to us via 12th-century historian William of Malmesbury in an account written circa 1125, although William neglected to provide future historians with an exact date for the feat.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
14 June 2026
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The landscape is so wild and the little medieval towns along the way so unspoiled that the two-hour journey seems to take you back in time.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
14 June 2026
Adjective
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In prehistoric times, that blue sensitivity would have meant that melatonin production fired up a couple of hours after sunset and shut down just before sunrise.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
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The team found that the prehistoric plague developed in stages and infected several small families.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
Adjective
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Wood beam ceilings and rustic red tile floors adorn almost every room, while the furnishings rely on simple silhouettes and an earthy color palette to blend with the pastoral surroundings without feeling antiquated.—
Lauren Arzbaecher,
Architectural Digest,
12 June 2026
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While that edict seems antiquated with the realities of the House settlement, the settlement doesn’t nullify or supersede appellate precedent.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 June 2026
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“Neolithic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neolithic. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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