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Recent Examples of anachronism
The Constitution therefore remains burdened with musty political anachronisms (such as the role of the Electoral College in presidential elections) that threaten American democracy.
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Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
And, as Netflix is quite familiar, most movie theater owners don’t want to work with a company that views their business as an anachronism.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 30 June 2025
And Uber, by far the largest ride-hailing service in the U.S. (and a major player in myriad global markets), has no interest in watching customers migrate to another app as human drivers become an anachronism.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 27 June 2025
And no one wants to whip out the ultimate anachronism—a laptop—in the lobby store that looks like a Midwestern grandma’s living room melded with a Swiss grandma’s chalet.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 25 June 2025
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Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
And, as Netflix is quite familiar, most movie theater owners don’t want to work with a company that views their business as an anachronism.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 30 June 2025
And Uber, by far the largest ride-hailing service in the U.S. (and a major player in myriad global markets), has no interest in watching customers migrate to another app as human drivers become an anachronism.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 27 June 2025
And no one wants to whip out the ultimate anachronism—a laptop—in the lobby store that looks like a Midwestern grandma’s living room melded with a Swiss grandma’s chalet.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anachronism
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Narrator Mary Lewis, raised in Newfoundland herself, delivers the book in a manner that seems stilted at first but grows more appealing as Lewis moves further into the story, with its pleasing archaisms and evocation of balked communication.—
Katherine A. Powers,
Washington Post,
21 Jan. 2020
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That phrase, which may strike some young American ears as an archaism if not an oxymoron, is worth unpacking, and Amis provides readers with a pocket account of the historical preconditions of his extravagant fame.—
A.O. SCOTT,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2018
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Each can has a QR code that can be scanned and redeemed for a throwback T-shirt at Gold Bar’s Treasure Island location.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
21 Sep. 2025
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Melody wrote on Instagram in a tribute packed with throwback photos.—
Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Anachronism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anachronism. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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