as in ancient
dating or surviving from the distant past
age-old customs and beliefs
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Recent Examples of age-old
But the age-old practice isn’t new, dating back to the 1980s when silicone gel was first discovered to help the treatment of scars by Perkins in Australia and New Zealand.
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India Espy-Jones, Essence, 9 Apr. 2025
Finally, growing legumes to naturally fertilize soil is an age-old practice and one that can save you money.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025
Clearly, the age-old adage that controversy is bad for a movie’s publicity still holds.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2025
Tweaking the age-old mythology of a creature that’s graced biblical passages, Renaissance paintings and many a tween’s backpack, filmmaker Alex Scharfman’s debut does manage to rebrand the unicorn as something other than kid-friendly.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2025
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India Espy-Jones, Essence, 9 Apr. 2025
Finally, growing legumes to naturally fertilize soil is an age-old practice and one that can save you money.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025
Clearly, the age-old adage that controversy is bad for a movie’s publicity still holds.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2025
Tweaking the age-old mythology of a creature that’s graced biblical passages, Renaissance paintings and many a tween’s backpack, filmmaker Alex Scharfman’s debut does manage to rebrand the unicorn as something other than kid-friendly.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for age-old
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The dire wolf genome analyzed to determine what those changes were was extracted from two ancient samples—one a 13,000-year-old tooth found in Sheridan Pit, Ohio, the other a 72,000-year-old ear bone unearthed in American Falls, Idaho.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
7 Apr. 2025
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Colossal scientists have created three dire wolf pups by using ancient DNA, cloning and gene-editing technology to alter the genes of a gray wolf, the prehistoric dire wolf’s closest living relative, the company announced Monday.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2025
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The Pitt was created by R. Scott Gemmill, a former writer and producer on ER, the venerable Emmy-winning series that ran 15 seasons on NBC.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Kronos Quartet Over more than five decades, musicians in this venerable contemporary classical group have paid homage to Sun Ra and incorporated space sounds recorded by NASA into their music.—
Neda Ulaby,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2025
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My father, Mila’s grandfather, after whom she is named, was five years old at the time.—
David Bezmozgis,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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Desk calendar Your old phone can be repurposed as your personal calendar.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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The Golden Knights’ initial version of innovation included deploying an actor dressed as a medieval knight to give rousing pregame speeches on the ice while carrying out a plot of a looming battle against an opponent.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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In medieval Europe, scribes often wrapped their books in a protective outer layer made from the hairy hides of local land mammals, such as deer or boar.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Apr. 2025
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