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Recent Examples of ancient history
Colorado’s southwest corner blends fascinating ancient history, rugged desert landscapes, and fun outdoor adventure.
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Jennifer Broome, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2025
That’s old news now, nearly ancient history.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
But all that now feels like ancient history.
—Scott Kennedy, Time, 16 Aug. 2025
The riots are now ancient history.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
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Jennifer Broome, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2025
That’s old news now, nearly ancient history.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
But all that now feels like ancient history.
—Scott Kennedy, Time, 16 Aug. 2025
The riots are now ancient history.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 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 8 Oct. 2025.
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