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as in artifact
a tiny often physical indication of something lost or vanished
a crude stone ax and other relics of the Neanderthals
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as in dinosaur
one that has passed the peak of effectiveness or popularity
his courtly manners marked him as a relic of a more refined and formal era
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Recent Examples of relic
While the Carlisle Distillery was demolished in 1936, relics from it can be found today inside the Carlisle Café, including vintage photographs and the only known remaining bottle.
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Colleen McNally Arnett, Southern Living, 9 June 2026
Otherwise, there's The Captain Daniel Packer Inne, a relic kept intact since 1756 with seafood dishes that match its coastal atmosphere.
—Kira Turnbull, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2026
Other public recognitions and relics of Kahanamoku’s story exist around Orange County.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 3 June 2026
The Caravan Court Hotel reopened in Arlington this week, replacing a 65-year-old relic of postwar Americana with a shiny new $60 million luxury tower deeply rooted in the city’s history.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026
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Colleen McNally Arnett, Southern Living, 9 June 2026
Otherwise, there's The Captain Daniel Packer Inne, a relic kept intact since 1756 with seafood dishes that match its coastal atmosphere.
—Kira Turnbull, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2026
Other public recognitions and relics of Kahanamoku’s story exist around Orange County.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 3 June 2026
The Caravan Court Hotel reopened in Arlington this week, replacing a 65-year-old relic of postwar Americana with a shiny new $60 million luxury tower deeply rooted in the city’s history.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relic
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The National Archives will run his archives and loan artifacts to the Chicago site, but the Obama Center will remain a nonprofit entity, with its exhibits under its control.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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This could be an artifact of childhood trauma.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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In a bedroom, Gifford pointed to the handle of a closet door, a brass-and-glass antique.—
Jesse Armas,
Curbed,
16 June 2026
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The costume mansion was first opened in the historic Howard House in 1974 by Dorothea Evangeline Chaussé, and originally sold antiques before expanding to sell toys, cards, and gifts.—
Velvet Wu,
Sacbee.com,
15 June 2026
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Your kids can pick out their favorite pattern—dinosaurs, flowers, rainbows, and cars are all options—and the bag can be tucked into their backpack, tote, or duffel.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
16 June 2026
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According to Protect the Paluxy, the runoff would flow in to Paluxy above the dinosaur tracks.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 June 2026
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Mexican authorities are investigating how a corpse ended up outside a stadium in the border city of Tijuana, where Iran's national team has been training for its upcoming World Cup match against New Zealand.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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He was also convicted of second-degree assault, abuse of a corpse, falsifying physical evidence and witness tampering.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
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Lucas Blalock likewise finds tragicomic potential in photography itself, inverting Photoshop as a mere tool of postproduction to foreground it as generative and creative, leaving visible traces of labor in ugly edits and unrefined refinements.—
Eugenie Brinkema,
ARTnews.com,
14 June 2026
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Up to 80% of visible skin aging traces back to cumulative unprotected UV exposure over a lifetime, per a 2013 study in Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology.—
Allison Palmer
Updated June 13,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2026
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In the Seventies, he was mocked as a Vegas has-been in a jumpsuit; in the Eighties, as a cultural colonizer.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
19 Feb. 2026
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When her estranged daughter unexpectedly moves into their crumbling Manhattan townhouse, the TV has-been is confronted with the one role she’s spent her entire life avoiding: motherhood.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
19 Feb. 2026
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In images shared by HM Coastguard Canvey, the bluish-gray carcass appears to have scarring along its underside, with no clear indication of its cause of death.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
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Feeding and living on the carcasses were myriad creatures, large and small, including sea cucumbers, squat lobsters and saltwater clams.—
Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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The heavy rain, fueled in part by the remnants of Tropical Storm Arthur, drenched much of the Southeast from Texas to the Florida Panhandle, causing flash flood emergencies, washing out roads, and prompting emergency rescues.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
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The remnants of Tropical Storm Arthur battered parts of the southeastern United States with drenching rains and strong wind on Thursday, tearing through buildings, flooding homes and launching water rescues along the Gulf Coast.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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“Relic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relic. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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