as in conservative
a person with old-fashioned ideas
some old fossil who thinks that a boy and a girl shouldn't be together unsupervised until they are engaged
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Recent Examples of fossil
His body looks more and more like the fossil of a dinosaur.
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Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
The recent fossil find intensifies the discussion about the differing ecological roles of early hominin species.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
The show features gems, minerals, crystals, fossils, rough-cut stones, books, jewelry and slabs.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
Jurassic Quest x Brick Fest See the largest and most realistic dino exhibit on tour, dig for fossils and shine in the glow zone.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
The recent fossil find intensifies the discussion about the differing ecological roles of early hominin species.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
The show features gems, minerals, crystals, fossils, rough-cut stones, books, jewelry and slabs.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
Jurassic Quest x Brick Fest See the largest and most realistic dino exhibit on tour, dig for fossils and shine in the glow zone.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fossil
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fossil
Noun
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September’s announcement that Benito will headline the 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Show has caused quite the stir, with some people — largely conservatives and MAGA personalities — questioning why a Spanish-speaking musician would be asked to perform.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
15 Oct. 2025
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Employees across the spectrum agree that corporate America rather than government should drive job growth, with 62% of conservatives and 60% of liberals aligned.—
Jason Del Rey,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Two reps later, Nix saw blitz and — with a veteran’s cool — checked into a quick-hit to Evan Engram, who sped for 20 yards.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
20 Oct. 2025
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The 40-year-old NBA veteran is reportedly expected to make his return sometime in November.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Old fogey-ish, ungrateful and stupid.—
Katie Hafner,
Scientific American,
10 Sep. 2025
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These are people who know AI and have grown up with this stuff that these old fogies haven't.—
Alison Snyder,
Axios,
23 Feb. 2025
Noun
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This man performed in all of Shakespeare’s plays, Assumed all parts from mossbacks to boys young.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Sep. 2019
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With his piano-pounding performances, wild vocals, bouffant hair and makeup, Little Richard burst onto the musical scene in the 1950s and shook up the stuffed shirts with a string of his hit songs that got both black and white people dancing.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
9 May 2020
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Karen Knorr’s photos of the private members’ clubs of London in the early 1980s are full of stuffed shirts wearing gleaming brogues.—
The Economist,
The Economist,
25 Feb. 2020
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“Fossil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fossil. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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