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Recent Examples of ancient history
Fifty-three years later, Dolphins fans continue searching and waiting for another reason to celebrate something about their team that isn’t ancient history.
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Greg Cote
october 9, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
The team’s data sheds new light on the universe’s ancient history, allowing scientists to better investigate the role asteroids have played in shaping our planet.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
From ancient history to astrophysics, every new notion only reinforces the idea that being born was all a big mistake.
—Domenico Starnone, The Atlantic, 28 Sep. 2025
Maybe not — because 1992 feels like ancient history, not just a generation ago.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
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Greg Cote
october 9, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
The team’s data sheds new light on the universe’s ancient history, allowing scientists to better investigate the role asteroids have played in shaping our planet.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
From ancient history to astrophysics, every new notion only reinforces the idea that being born was all a big mistake.
—Domenico Starnone, The Atlantic, 28 Sep. 2025
Maybe not — because 1992 feels like ancient history, not just a generation ago.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 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 16 Nov. 2025.
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