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
More than 90% of new renewable power projects worldwide in 2024 were cheaper than fossil-fuel alternatives, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency.
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ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
For Sereno, the fossils are not just a major scientific find, but an invitation for the next generation to engage with the wonder of discovery.
—Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
But America’s fossil-fuel machine should be ready to face an inexpensive upstart technology, too.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2026
One Vertebra, One Giant Snake The fossil was recovered from the Chiting Formation, a geological deposit in southwestern Taiwan formed roughly 800,000 to 400,000 years ago during the Pleistocene epoch.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
For Sereno, the fossils are not just a major scientific find, but an invitation for the next generation to engage with the wonder of discovery.
—Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
But America’s fossil-fuel machine should be ready to face an inexpensive upstart technology, too.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2026
One Vertebra, One Giant Snake The fossil was recovered from the Chiting Formation, a geological deposit in southwestern Taiwan formed roughly 800,000 to 400,000 years ago during the Pleistocene epoch.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fossil
Noun
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The speaker is considered a religious and social conservative within Iranian politics.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Mar. 2026
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Kennedy, a fiscal conservative, wants to pay for its costs, though that detail will need to be worked out with other senators.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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For three innings against the Washington Nationals, Boyd pitched like the veteran who earned his All-Star honor a year ago.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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DeRozan, a 36-year-old veteran in his 17th NBA season, had another big game less than two weeks after posting 41 points and 11 assists in a win over the Utah Jazz.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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Now the 10% is for stubborn old fogies who refuse to change their ways and try something new.—
Chris McKeown,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
14 Feb. 2026
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Old fogey-ish, ungrateful and stupid.—
Katie Hafner,
Scientific American,
10 Sep. 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 28 Mar. 2026.
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