as in ancient
dating or surviving from the distant past
age-old customs and beliefs
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Recent Examples of age-old
Fortunately for South Florida, Heat owners Micky and Nick Arison aren’t throwing the age-old question at Riley.
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Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2025
This pope, like his namesake more than a century ago, may be stepping into the age-old fight between capital and labor, not as a neutral party.
—Sonari Glinton, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
The age-old tension between artistic originality and commerce was explored, and our team failed at finding a compromise.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025
The age-old prank where a person rings a doorbell and runs away has become popular on the social media app, which includes several viral videos showing people participating in the trend.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 6 May 2025
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Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2025
This pope, like his namesake more than a century ago, may be stepping into the age-old fight between capital and labor, not as a neutral party.
—Sonari Glinton, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
The age-old tension between artistic originality and commerce was explored, and our team failed at finding a compromise.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025
The age-old prank where a person rings a doorbell and runs away has become popular on the social media app, which includes several viral videos showing people participating in the trend.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for age-old
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Drive around the island and catch glimpses of past civilizations: ancient fig trees propped up by wooden crutches; centuries-old windmills that look like giant antique flyswatters; stone walls built by the Moors during the Middle Ages that somehow still look new.—
Julia Chaplin,
Travel + Leisure,
13 May 2025
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The photo highlights the relative youth of human civilization by showing a 2,500-year-old temple that is ancient by the yardstick of human lives, alongside the 4.5 billion-year-old disk of Earth's moon, which has watched over humanity since our ancestors emerged from the oceans.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
13 May 2025
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After being overhauled in major fashion earlier this year, the venerable evening newscast, which has direct ties to Walter Cronkite and Dan Rather, is likely to get some new twists and tweaks.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
19 May 2025
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Michael Teo Van Runkle Michael Teo Van Runkle The venerable EA888 engine.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
ArsTechnica,
16 May 2025
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Of course, the new standard will be backward-compatible with Wi-Fi 6 devices, as well as older Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) and Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) ones.—
Iyaz Akhtar,
PC Magazine,
13 May 2025
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Applicants must be 6 years or older as of the beginning of Oct. 4 to participate.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 May 2025
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After being updated by Patel, the script combines medieval knights with feudal India.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
10 May 2025
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The tradition of the funeral procession actually dates back to Ancient Egypt (maybe even earlier!), and spans throughout the Greco-Roman empire, the medieval age, the Renaissance, and continues to modern day.—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
10 May 2025
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“Age-old.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/age-old. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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