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
Light wood furniture, sink-in white sofas, jute and Moroccan rugs, along with an eclectic curation of antiques set a comfortable yet sophisticated tone.
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Madeline Weinfield,
Architectural Digest,
24 June 2026
Each room has an eclectic mix of contemporary art, antiques, textiles, rugs, and books, and also features a fireplace and generous seating areas.
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Elizabeth Cantrell,
Travel + Leisure,
21 June 2026
Many of the items will eventually be exhibited within a museum the historical society plans to open at a former antiques store on Exchange Avenue that has been decades in the making, Piepenbrink said.
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Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
Ahead, interior designers share how to repurpose real antiques around the house.
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Michelle Mastro,
The Spruce,
20 June 2026
The antiques dealer then smuggled them into England and placed them in a safe deposit box.
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Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
19 June 2026
The costume mansion was first opened in the historic Howard House in 1974 by Dorothea Evangeline Chaussé, and originally sold antiques before expanding to sell toys, cards, and gifts.
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Velvet Wu,
Sacbee.com,
15 June 2026
The decor is vintage and retro-modern, with antiques, colorful terrazzo tiles, handwoven quilts, and bespoke Italian linens.
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Midwest Living,
15 June 2026
Stop by Vivianne Metzger Antiques for 18th and 19th-century English and French antiques.
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Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
14 June 2026
Madeline Weinfield,
Architectural Digest,
24 June 2026
Each room has an eclectic mix of contemporary art, antiques, textiles, rugs, and books, and also features a fireplace and generous seating areas.
—
Elizabeth Cantrell,
Travel + Leisure,
21 June 2026
Many of the items will eventually be exhibited within a museum the historical society plans to open at a former antiques store on Exchange Avenue that has been decades in the making, Piepenbrink said.
—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
Ahead, interior designers share how to repurpose real antiques around the house.
—
Michelle Mastro,
The Spruce,
20 June 2026
The antiques dealer then smuggled them into England and placed them in a safe deposit box.
—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
19 June 2026
The costume mansion was first opened in the historic Howard House in 1974 by Dorothea Evangeline Chaussé, and originally sold antiques before expanding to sell toys, cards, and gifts.
—
Velvet Wu,
Sacbee.com,
15 June 2026
The decor is vintage and retro-modern, with antiques, colorful terrazzo tiles, handwoven quilts, and bespoke Italian linens.
—
Midwest Living,
15 June 2026
Stop by Vivianne Metzger Antiques for 18th and 19th-century English and French antiques.
—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
14 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for antiques
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Ablakwa did not specify the specific types of artifacts, nor where they are currently being held.
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The exhibition also features an exceptional selection of artifacts from the NFB’s collection, offering insight into the working methods, experimentation and inventiveness that have shaped the history of animation in Canada.
Noun
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It's taken a team of Cambodian investigators led by Brad Gordon, an American lawyer, more than 10 years to document the theft of thousands of ancient statues and relics by a British collector named Douglas Latchford.
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Those collectible objects are presented side by side with theatrical relics, historical artifacts, and items collected by Bob during his travels.
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“Antiques.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antiques. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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