Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of anciently
Tell El-Fara’in, anciently known as Imet, was a significant urban and religious hub from the Middle Kingdom onward.
—
Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
Eleven miles west, crossing the Piave again but this time onto flatter lands, grown in the anciently rural Tezze di Piave, Cecchetto’s Raboso wines match Prosecco’s acidic presence as instead vertical reds complex with pine, wild berries, and spicy notes.
—Susan H. Gordon, Phd, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
It was used anciently as a preservative, a seasoning, and medicinally for its antibacterial properties.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2024
In several of the poesie paintings, Titian cast the faces of his protagonists in shadow, obscuring our sense of their inner lives, making them at once more anciently remote and more humanly familiar.
—Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2021
Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
Eleven miles west, crossing the Piave again but this time onto flatter lands, grown in the anciently rural Tezze di Piave, Cecchetto’s Raboso wines match Prosecco’s acidic presence as instead vertical reds complex with pine, wild berries, and spicy notes.
—Susan H. Gordon, Phd, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
It was used anciently as a preservative, a seasoning, and medicinally for its antibacterial properties.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2024
In several of the poesie paintings, Titian cast the faces of his protagonists in shadow, obscuring our sense of their inner lives, making them at once more anciently remote and more humanly familiar.
—Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anciently
Adverb
-
Kenya has previously fined Belgian teenagers who were found in possession of queen ants, which are used as delicacies and kept as pets in Europe and Asia.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
-
Authorities previously told local media that he was not suspected of wrongdoing.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
Adverb
-
In other words, moviegoers at the Alamo Drafthouse are now explicitly but inexplicably required to use their phones both before — and during!—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2026
-
The speech in which it is proposed is one full of celebrations of American engineers, scientists and generals who have come before, and Americanness is key to its realization.—
Anastasia Klimchynskaya,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2026
Adverb
-
Coupled with weak demand in China, formerly one of the sector's main growth drivers, businesses suffered.—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
15 Apr. 2026
-
The company is targeting GWh-level mass production by late 2026, with plans to debut the cells in GAC’s high-end Hyptec (formerly Hyper) models.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Apr. 2026
Adverb
-
Making his debut with the Blue Jays after signing as a free agent earlier this month, Patrick Corbin allowed four runs and six hits, including two home runs, in four innings.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
-
As early as 1888, Kansas City was reported to have a hundred mandolin clubs, and, by the turn of the century, all the major East Coast cities had mandolin orchestras.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
Adverb
-
Linzey Strommen broke her tailbone while roller-skating to a Taylor Swift song at her daughter’s birthday party two years ago.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
-
The spectacular launch marked the first piloted moonshot since the end of the Apollo program 53 years ago.—
Mark Osborne,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Anciently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anciently. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
