relic of the past
noun phrase
: something no longer used or considered modern
Typewriters are a relic of the past.
I'm looking forward to the day when that kind of thinking will be a relic of the past.
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Bipartisanship in support of life, bipartisanship opposed to using taxpayer dollars to fund the destruction of life, is unfortunately a relic of the past.
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Arkansas Online, 20 Jan. 2026
Other experts predict that coffee badging will become a relic of the past as remote work becomes a competitive perk amid RTO mandates in 2026.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026
Sure, pundits and Twitter philosophers love to portray bowl games as irrelevant relics of the past that nobody cares about anymore.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
Social housing that meets those desires isn’t just a relic of the past.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 16 Dec. 2025
Since the invention of modern stainless steel in 1913 and the widespread production of knives made of the material in the decades that followed, carbon-steel knives have been largely a relic of the past.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2025
Sink into Park City’s small-town roots with a free historic mining tour on Park City Mountain to uncover the relics of the past.
—Outside, 25 Nov. 2025
But in Oakland County, Michigan, a project underway with University of Michigan researchers has traffic experts hopeful that your excessive wait might one day be a relic of the past.
—Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
But in Oakland County, a project underway with University of Michigan researchers has traffic experts hopeful your excessive wait might one day be a relic of the past.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Freep.com, 6 Nov. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 20 Jan. 2026
Other experts predict that coffee badging will become a relic of the past as remote work becomes a competitive perk amid RTO mandates in 2026.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026
Sure, pundits and Twitter philosophers love to portray bowl games as irrelevant relics of the past that nobody cares about anymore.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
Social housing that meets those desires isn’t just a relic of the past.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 16 Dec. 2025
Since the invention of modern stainless steel in 1913 and the widespread production of knives made of the material in the decades that followed, carbon-steel knives have been largely a relic of the past.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2025
Sink into Park City’s small-town roots with a free historic mining tour on Park City Mountain to uncover the relics of the past.
—Outside, 25 Nov. 2025
But in Oakland County, Michigan, a project underway with University of Michigan researchers has traffic experts hopeful that your excessive wait might one day be a relic of the past.
—Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
But in Oakland County, a project underway with University of Michigan researchers has traffic experts hopeful your excessive wait might one day be a relic of the past.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Freep.com, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Relic of the past.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relic%20of%20the%20past. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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