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Just two miles in circumference, this small island has everything travelers to Italy crave: charming cobblestone streets and Baroque-style piazzas, ancient history around every corner, endless views of the sparkling sea, and fresh Sicilian-style seafood.
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Michele Becker, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2025
That’s ancient history now, and a new plan is needed for a new set of circumstances.
—Kelly Stiefel Arias, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2025
The contrast between ancient history and modern life was fascinating.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
The specialty suites were designed to conjure the essence of a true Milanese home, complete with salutes to the city’s ancient history, its own contemporary design heritage and reputation as a modern design hub.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 2 July 2025
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Michele Becker, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2025
That’s ancient history now, and a new plan is needed for a new set of circumstances.
—Kelly Stiefel Arias, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2025
The contrast between ancient history and modern life was fascinating.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
The specialty suites were designed to conjure the essence of a true Milanese home, complete with salutes to the city’s ancient history, its own contemporary design heritage and reputation as a modern design hub.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ancient history
open secret
Noun
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For the better part of a decade, Beijing’s approach to digital copyright was an open secret: grow at all costs.—
Vivian Toh,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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This was an open secret, reported at the time and arising even in Moyers’s documentary.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Ancient history.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ancient%20history. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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