variants
also mediaeval
as in rusty
having passed its time of use or usefulness
get rid of that medieval kerosene stove—it stinks and it's dangerous
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Recent Examples of medieval
In an important variation, medieval soldiers returning from war regularly spent an extended period of penance in monasteries – a recognition of Catholicism’s teaching that any war is inherently sinful.
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Timothy Gabrielli, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2025
Employees, dealers, and art advisers liken the duopoly to a pair of medieval guilds, or sports teams, or theatre companies, doomed and inspired in equal measure by a state of permanent competition.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Take 419, which is one of two made of nubby clinker brick, a medieval look that matches the Gothic arches over the main entrance and the door to a maisonette.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 22 Aug. 2025
The Pacific Women’s Chorus of San Diego, a chamber chorus for treble voices that performs music ranging from medieval chants to current compositions is recruiting experienced choral sopranos and altos.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
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Timothy Gabrielli, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2025
Employees, dealers, and art advisers liken the duopoly to a pair of medieval guilds, or sports teams, or theatre companies, doomed and inspired in equal measure by a state of permanent competition.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Take 419, which is one of two made of nubby clinker brick, a medieval look that matches the Gothic arches over the main entrance and the door to a maisonette.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 22 Aug. 2025
The Pacific Women’s Chorus of San Diego, a chamber chorus for treble voices that performs music ranging from medieval chants to current compositions is recruiting experienced choral sopranos and altos.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medieval
Adjective
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The rusty color of the leaves feel like fall without looking too fake or too orange.—
Jeaneen Russell,
People.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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The destruction of tallgrass prairie for industrial agriculture threatens the rusty patched bumblebee.—
Michael Robbins,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Qualified people who could be priests except for archaic laws that no longer serve us continue to wait to be invited into the ranks of those who have been ordained. — Sara Roemer-Fieberg, Evanston Submit a letter, of no more than 400 words, to the editor here or email letters@chicagotribune.com.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Aug. 2025
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There are just 12 Full Members in world cricket, established nations who receive the most funding, fixtures and power in the sport’s rather archaic tiered structure.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Similarly, with the industry under fire, there’s a strong incentive to chip away at antiquated laws that mostly protect entrenched incumbents at the expense of consumers and business innovators.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
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Today, these antiquated statutes are increasingly being repurposed by governments to suppress opposition by prosecuting speech.—
Stephen Townley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Petrified Forest National Park provides visitors with an insight into prehistoric Arizona.—
Olivia Rose,
AZCentral.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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The findings challenge conventional interpretations of prehistoric violence as bring indiscriminate or committed for pragmatic reasons.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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How old is Taylor Swift? Kelce was born Oct. 5, 1989 (that year sound familiar?), making the 35-year-old a Libra.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
The Enquirer,
28 Aug. 2025
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The fast-growing turbine business accounts for two-thirds of his net worth of $2 billion, with the rest mostly from a stake in the legacy company Triveni Engineering & Industries, which Sawhney’s older brother, Tarun, 51, runs as vice chairman and managing director.—
Anu Raghunathan,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Because some of the paintings depict a person drumming with their hands, researchers suggest the neolithic people practiced rituals in these areas.—
Joshua Rapp Learn,
Discover Magazine,
15 Jan. 2025
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At sunrise this morning, about 15,000 people gathered at Stonehenge — the world’s most famous neolithic monument — to mark the arrival of astronomical winter in the Northern Hemisphere.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
21 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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But around 13 million years ago, one of them may have fallen prey to an even larger creature, a team of paleontologists in Colombia have discovered after examining bite marks in a fossilized bone of one of the fearsome birds.—
Peter Guo,
NBC news,
24 July 2025
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The fossilized worm found in the Grand Canyon represents a previously unknown species.—
Kameryn Griesser,
CNN Money,
24 July 2025
Adjective
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From their now signature hand-in-hand walk out to subtle nods and hip-check nudges between them, the years of estrangement seemed like an ancient memory, leaving in their place a dedication to playing their most beloved songs as loudly, brashly and tightly as ever.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
29 Aug. 2025
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The friends meander through leafy suburban life, charting a story about Judo, ancient Rome, first loves and the expansion of the Universe.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Medieval.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medieval. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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