as in ancient
dating or surviving from the distant past
age-old customs and beliefs
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Recent Examples of age-old
The singer addressed an age-old meme with Andy Cohen again.
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Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
The politics around farming are even more contentious these days, with age-old problems remaining and new ones getting worse – including extreme weather that’s becoming increasingly unpredictable thanks to climate change, and a volatile market subject to trade wars and tariffs.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
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Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
The politics around farming are even more contentious these days, with age-old problems remaining and new ones getting worse – including extreme weather that’s becoming increasingly unpredictable thanks to climate change, and a volatile market subject to trade wars and tariffs.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for age-old
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However, Thailand does not recognize the ICJ’s jurisdiction and claims that some areas along the border were never fully demarcated, including the sites of several ancient temples.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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Its Mars-like terrain has doubled for alien and ancient worlds in major international films, and shooting permits are easily obtained with no location fees.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2025
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Barbour and Sorel Team on Outdoor Capsule The footwear brand and the venerable British outerwear company have teamed on a collection of apparel and shoes for fall.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
3 Nov. 2025
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Michelle Sobrino-Stearns, Variety CEO and Group Publisher, who has been the driving force in the business transformation of Variety over the past dozen years, will step down next month after 28 years with the venerable entertainment news brand.—
William Earl,
Variety,
28 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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