as in artifacts
something belonging to or surviving from an earlier period
their house is filled with rare antiques, including a collection of 19th-century African masks
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Recent Examples of antiques
The historic ride is one of only 43 such examples in existence, according to the antiques dealer.
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2025
Primitive antiques meld seamlessly with modern creature comforts throughout the bright, airy home.
—Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
Don’t skip peeking into Akiba Antiques, Lone Ranger Antiques (specializing in Swedish country antiques and Gustavian furniture), the Kodner Galleries auction house, or even the nostalgic media selection at Retroitis.
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
Uniacke began her career restoring furniture and antiques, and is obsessive about the weight, feel and function of objects.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2025
Branson bought the property from Venetian antiques dealer, gallerist, and interior designer Luciano Tempo in 2000.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2025
Tastefully use furniture from different eras, ranging from antiques to modern pieces.
—Tessa Cooper, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
His work is often set in some fantastical Old World locale, a fantasy of manor homes on the moors filled with antiques and rare books, an Anglophile and Francophile’s fantasy of Europe.
—Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
Maura is marvelous stomping around the apartment in a cold fury and refusing to speak to Clara, who proceeds regardless with broker negotiations and brings in antiques dealer Abslam (Ahmed Boulane) to buy up the contents.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2025
Primitive antiques meld seamlessly with modern creature comforts throughout the bright, airy home.
—Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
Don’t skip peeking into Akiba Antiques, Lone Ranger Antiques (specializing in Swedish country antiques and Gustavian furniture), the Kodner Galleries auction house, or even the nostalgic media selection at Retroitis.
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
Uniacke began her career restoring furniture and antiques, and is obsessive about the weight, feel and function of objects.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2025
Branson bought the property from Venetian antiques dealer, gallerist, and interior designer Luciano Tempo in 2000.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2025
Tastefully use furniture from different eras, ranging from antiques to modern pieces.
—Tessa Cooper, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
His work is often set in some fantastical Old World locale, a fantasy of manor homes on the moors filled with antiques and rare books, an Anglophile and Francophile’s fantasy of Europe.
—Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
Maura is marvelous stomping around the apartment in a cold fury and refusing to speak to Clara, who proceeds regardless with broker negotiations and brings in antiques dealer Abslam (Ahmed Boulane) to buy up the contents.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for antiques
Noun
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The Grand Egyptian Museum, home to 100,000 ancient artifacts, has opened in Cairo more than 20 years after construction began.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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French officials and the Louvre Museum have come under international fire in the days and weeks after the heist for security insufficiencies that allowed thieves to steal priceless artifacts in broad daylight.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Step into a time warp of vintage gas pumps, racing memorabilia, and unusual roadside relics at Mendenhall’s Museum.—
Maggie Downs,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Oct. 2025
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Eight other jewels - all relics of France's imperial history - remain missing.—
NPR,
NPR,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Antiques.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antiques. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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