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Recent Examples of ancient history
To truly immerse yourself in a region or city’s ancient history, consider seeking out a local parador.
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Spain Tourism, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2025
But the program does have a history of making the national championship game, and not ancient history.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
Abercrombie & Kent Its combination of traditional and modern architecture, and ancient history and pop culture, has made Japan one of the most appealing cruise destinations in Asia—not least because so much of it is accessible by water.
—Fran Golden, AFAR Media, 6 Nov. 2025
That’s enough to make yesterday’s loading bar feel like ancient history turtle speed.
—Chelsea Haney
october 30, New Atlas, 30 Oct. 2025
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Spain Tourism, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2025
But the program does have a history of making the national championship game, and not ancient history.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
Abercrombie & Kent Its combination of traditional and modern architecture, and ancient history and pop culture, has made Japan one of the most appealing cruise destinations in Asia—not least because so much of it is accessible by water.
—Fran Golden, AFAR Media, 6 Nov. 2025
That’s enough to make yesterday’s loading bar feel like ancient history turtle speed.
—Chelsea Haney
october 30, New Atlas, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ancient history
open secret
Noun
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Blazy arrived at Bottega after a nearly 20-year career as a deputy at work in the shadows, a secret weapon who had become an open secret.—
Nathan Heller,
Vogue,
14 Oct. 2025
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South Korean companies faced with U.S. bureaucratic delays and murky regulations have long sent employees to the U.S. under various short-term visa programs, and many view it as unfair that this practice — an open secret for more than a decade — is only now being cracked down on.—
Jennifer Jett,
NBC news,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Ancient history.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ancient%20history. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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