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Recent Examples of ancient history
Maybe not — because 1992 feels like ancient history, not just a generation ago.
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U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
The Nest Wifi Pro makes buffering feel like ancient history.
—PC Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
The tourist, who asked to go by Thompson, lives in Colorado, and in May of this year traveled to Jordan, to soak up its culture and iconic ancient history.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
Colorado’s southwest corner blends fascinating ancient history, rugged desert landscapes, and fun outdoor adventure.
—Jennifer Broome, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2025
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U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
The Nest Wifi Pro makes buffering feel like ancient history.
—PC Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
The tourist, who asked to go by Thompson, lives in Colorado, and in May of this year traveled to Jordan, to soak up its culture and iconic ancient history.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
Colorado’s southwest corner blends fascinating ancient history, rugged desert landscapes, and fun outdoor adventure.
—Jennifer Broome, Denver Post, 22 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 18 Oct. 2025.
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