as in ancient
dating or surviving from the distant past
age-old customs and beliefs
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Recent Examples of age-old
Luxurious resort spas and healing centers in Mexico are drawing wellness-minded travelers with over-the-top treatments, many of which are inspired by the country’s age-old healing techniques.
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Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Sano ramen shops are typically small, family-run businesses, which often still use age-old, traditional ramen-making methods.
—Kim Kay, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
Grow in Guilds Growing fruit trees in tree guilds is an age-old planting technique that’s quite similar to companion planting.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2025
Epsom salt is an age-old remedy to bring soothing magnesium and calming aromatics to warm baths.
—Jené Luciani Sena , Caitlyn Martyn
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Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Sano ramen shops are typically small, family-run businesses, which often still use age-old, traditional ramen-making methods.
—Kim Kay, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
Grow in Guilds Growing fruit trees in tree guilds is an age-old planting technique that’s quite similar to companion planting.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2025
Epsom salt is an age-old remedy to bring soothing magnesium and calming aromatics to warm baths.
—Jené Luciani Sena , Caitlyn Martyn
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for age-old
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Cylinder seals open a wide window not just into ancient Mesopotamian art and culture but also into the minds of individual Mesopotamians.—
Serdar Yalçin,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025
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Cairo’s Grand Egyptian Museum is finally open The Grand Egyptian Museum, home to 100,000 ancient artifacts, has opened in Cairo more than 20 years after construction began.—
Semafor Events,
semafor.com,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Bari Weiss is poised to revamp one of the nation’s most venerable down-the-middle news outlets, CBS News.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
24 Oct. 2025
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The venerable house of Chapoutier goes back to 1808, and today it is run by Michel Chapoutier, who took over from his predecessor at the young age of 26.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
23 Oct. 2025
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The Chinese retailer, known for its range of cheap ultra-fast-fashion clothing and criticisms of its labor and environmental practices, is nestled on the sixth floor of a more than century-old building in Paris, a city famous for high-end fashion and a recent green push.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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In contexts not concerning the elite private colleges of New England and their decades-old conflicts and syllabi and on-campus squabbles, this mode of prestige media procedure matters absolutely and enormously, at scales difficult to tabulate.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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The catastrophe, which took place about noon local time, sent one person working on a medieval tower to a hospital while another remained trapped under rubble and debris at the Torre dei Conti.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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The Torre dei Conti was built by Pope Innocent III for his family and serves as a classic example of a medieval tower-house in Rome.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 2025
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