as in ancientness
the state of being something old
despite their indisputable antiquity, many of the carvings look like they could have been made yesterday
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Recent Examples of antiquity
In antiquity, the area was known as the Roman province of Helvetia.
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Carlo Scarpa’s Brion Sanctuary in northern Italy, constructed in the 1970s, sets off heavy concrete geometries, like relics of some sci-fi antiquity, against flat planes of water and grass.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 14 Apr. 2026
On Friday, Khalid Aleisir, the minister of culture, information, antiquities and Tourism condemned the attack and called for designating the RSF a terrorist organization and prosecuting its members.
—ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
But archaeologists and experts in Egyptian antiquities say the claim is false — and that no credible evidence supports it.
—Ryan Brennan
april 1, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Carlo Scarpa’s Brion Sanctuary in northern Italy, constructed in the 1970s, sets off heavy concrete geometries, like relics of some sci-fi antiquity, against flat planes of water and grass.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 14 Apr. 2026
On Friday, Khalid Aleisir, the minister of culture, information, antiquities and Tourism condemned the attack and called for designating the RSF a terrorist organization and prosecuting its members.
—ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
But archaeologists and experts in Egyptian antiquities say the claim is false — and that no credible evidence supports it.
—Ryan Brennan
april 1, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for antiquity
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Since war broke out in late February, the show in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia province, had grown increasingly popular, as interest surges among Chinese people in a nearby nation and culture that rivals their own in its depth and ancientness.—
Sylvie Zhuang,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2026
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Has the state of the world, your age, anything sort of changed your motivation toward the game?—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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Positive Results Center empowers healing journeys, helping people of all ages discover their dreams and potential.—
Staff Photographer,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Antiquity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antiquity. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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