as in medieval
having passed its time of use or usefulness
an old-line French restaurant with stodgy food and a démodé decor straight out of the 1950s
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Carved into chalk more than 1,600 years ago, the vaulted caverns at Taittinger stretch nearly 60 feet underground, their walls layered with remnants of Roman quarries, medieval crypts and Benedictine abbey foundations.—
Rachel King,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025 -
On Thursday night, celebrities gathered for a kick-off event at the medieval Madonna dell’Orto cloister.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
27 June 2025
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Set five years after Jurassic World: Dominion, the movie sees an expedition brave isolated equatorial regions to extract DNA from three massive prehistoric creatures for a groundbreaking medical breakthrough.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
18 June 2025
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Humans, therefore, are assumed to be inherently tribal because of our prehistoric ancestors.—
Dr. Rami Kaminski,
Time,
18 June 2025
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“Démodé.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/d%C3%A9mod%C3%A9. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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