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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In places as far-flung as Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Serbia, from antiquity to the present day, tornadoes have sucked up aquatic creatures by the bushel and carried them several miles away.
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Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Egypt is no stranger to high-profile art and antiquities thefts.
—Charlene Gubash, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
Following the theft, a special committee was set up to review artifacts in the laboratory and images of the missing bracelet were circulated to antiquities units at Egypt’s airports, seaports and land border crossings, fearing it would be smuggled abroad.
—CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
In the age of antiquity, Greeks will be challenging Egyptians, while the Exploration Age can pit the Spanish against the Abbasids.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
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Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Egypt is no stranger to high-profile art and antiquities thefts.
—Charlene Gubash, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
Following the theft, a special committee was set up to review artifacts in the laboratory and images of the missing bracelet were circulated to antiquities units at Egypt’s airports, seaports and land border crossings, fearing it would be smuggled abroad.
—CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
In the age of antiquity, Greeks will be challenging Egyptians, while the Exploration Age can pit the Spanish against the Abbasids.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for antiquity
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The typical Gen Xer began saving for retirement at age 30, half a decade later than millennials, according to research by the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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After graduating from college, Pendleton began her career as a cartographic engineer, designing and modifying maps at the dawn of the computer age.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Antiquity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antiquity. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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