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having passed its time of use or usefulness
fossilized notions about the proper place of women in society
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Recent Examples of fossilized
Published on April 9 in the journal PLOS One, their findings rely on a 250-million-year-old fossilized egg, sophisticated technological advances, and a lot of patience.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 Apr. 2026
Instead, the fuel is produced from non-fossilized organic matter, such as agricultural and forestry waste and cooking oils.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 24 Feb. 2026
Renewable fuels are produced from sustainable, renewable, non-fossilized organic materials instead of non-renewable petroleum.
—New Atlas, 23 Feb. 2026
People come here to spend time on the quiet beach, hunting for shells and fossilized shark's teeth.
—Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 Apr. 2026
Instead, the fuel is produced from non-fossilized organic matter, such as agricultural and forestry waste and cooking oils.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 24 Feb. 2026
Renewable fuels are produced from sustainable, renewable, non-fossilized organic materials instead of non-renewable petroleum.
—New Atlas, 23 Feb. 2026
People come here to spend time on the quiet beach, hunting for shells and fossilized shark's teeth.
—Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fossilized
Adjective
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Those archaic teams did not have lofty expectations like the ones that featured Simmons.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
30 Apr. 2026
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Doubled down with odd and archaic roster construction.—
Jannelle Moore,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2026
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As horses on the battlefront became obsolete as technology (and tanks) advanced, American polo was left with a serious pipeline problem.—
Elise Taylor,
Vanity Fair,
7 May 2026
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Change a single assumption about how quickly AI chips become obsolete, and cumulative spending swings by hundreds of billions of dollars.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
Adjective
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Like des Esseintes’s inclination toward the antiquated, Carly’s taste for vintage kitsch runs retro-romantic.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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For years, the armies on the Western Front were immobilized by the combination of modern technology and antiquated tactics.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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In the garden, his massive stone monoliths seem almost prehistoric.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 May 2026
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Sites that preserve soft-bodied organisms are even rarer because soft tissues decompose more easily, making these places especially useful for piecing together prehistoric ecosystems.—
Marlowe Starling,
Quanta Magazine,
1 May 2026
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Nor any pebble clattering down the medieval stones, plinking into the tea- colored water.—
Ellen Bass,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Most of these caves were carved out during the medieval era.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
3 May 2026
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“Fossilized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fossilized. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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