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 Babylon, in modern Iraq, meanwhile, was the jewel of Mesopotamia and one of the most important cities in antiquity. Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025 The former Egyptian tourism and antiquities minister won a landslide victory against his rival Firmin Edouard Matoko, a veteran diplomat and economist from Congo Brazzaville. Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2025 Athenians have been legume lovers since antiquity, and beans and pulses remain a fixture on meze menus the city over as a healthier, more affordable alternative to meat. Katherine Whittaker, Saveur, 9 Oct. 2025 Even in antiquity, some thinkers embodied this courage. Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for antiquity
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  • What 21-year-old Roman Kantserov is doing in the KHL so far this season is uncommon for players his age.
    Scott Powers, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Japan, one of the world’s most homogeneous nations, faces deepening labor shortages as its birth rate plummets and its population ages.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025

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“Antiquity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antiquity. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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