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Recent Examples of archaism
Narrator Mary Lewis, raised in Newfoundland herself, delivers the book in a manner that seems stilted at first but grows more appealing as Lewis moves further into the story, with its pleasing archaisms and evocation of balked communication.
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Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2020
That phrase, which may strike some young American ears as an archaism if not an oxymoron, is worth unpacking, and Amis provides readers with a pocket account of the historical preconditions of his extravagant fame.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2018
For the Latin American left, that vision has congealed into archaism.
—The Economist, 12 Oct. 2017
But the main challenge for any translator is to remain true to Virgil without wrenching him into archaism or stiffness.
—Willard Spiegelman, WSJ, 22 Sep. 2017
Full of archaisms, the language has a neo-Nabokovian extravagance, occasionally overindulgent.
—Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2017
Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2020
That phrase, which may strike some young American ears as an archaism if not an oxymoron, is worth unpacking, and Amis provides readers with a pocket account of the historical preconditions of his extravagant fame.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2018
For the Latin American left, that vision has congealed into archaism.
—The Economist, 12 Oct. 2017
But the main challenge for any translator is to remain true to Virgil without wrenching him into archaism or stiffness.
—Willard Spiegelman, WSJ, 22 Sep. 2017
Full of archaisms, the language has a neo-Nabokovian extravagance, occasionally overindulgent.
—Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for archaism
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From underwear-baring sheer gowns to throwbacks from the fashion archives, the event’s red carpet was, this year, fun and risqué in equal measure.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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The collective audience setting would seem a better fit for that throwback vibe than the more conventional streaming route.—
Michael Rechtshaffen,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And the bizarre song and dance numbers, for all their anachronism, pull us in further.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
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When a town is designated a village, the name has the propensity to conjure the anachronism of a time before now.—
Mandi Wright,
Freep.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The Aeneid has perhaps had more influence on later European and Anglophone literature than any other work from ancient Greek and Roman antiquity.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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At the summit, the Musée des Explorations du Monde (formerly the Musée de la Castre) presents a diverse collection of art and antiquities in a medieval monastery overlooking the Bay of Cannes and the Îles de Lérins.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Archaism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archaism. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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