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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
Among the rocks and marine fossils, scientists have found fossilized pollen from the Late Cretaceous and Early Paleocene periods that reflects changes in the surrounding ecosystems.
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Francisca Oboh Ikuenobe, The Conversation, 20 May 2025
The fossilized rock is covered in dimples from raindrops, hinting at a shower just before the tracks were made—and indicating the amniotes were likely moving on dry land, as some of the paper’s authors write in an article for the Conversation.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
In 2022, researchers in northeast Mississippi unearthed a fossilized skeleton—including the skull—that had belonged to a mosasaur that lived more than 80 million years ago.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
But the prolific writer-director’s latest provides an illustration of how the genre became somewhat fossilized via formulaic writing and overexposure even before 1950s television began churning out Western content in bulk.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
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Francisca Oboh Ikuenobe, The Conversation, 20 May 2025
The fossilized rock is covered in dimples from raindrops, hinting at a shower just before the tracks were made—and indicating the amniotes were likely moving on dry land, as some of the paper’s authors write in an article for the Conversation.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
In 2022, researchers in northeast Mississippi unearthed a fossilized skeleton—including the skull—that had belonged to a mosasaur that lived more than 80 million years ago.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
But the prolific writer-director’s latest provides an illustration of how the genre became somewhat fossilized via formulaic writing and overexposure even before 1950s television began churning out Western content in bulk.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fossilized
Adjective
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Despite much innovation, financial services firms actually have some of the most archaic infrastructure and the highest levels of volatility.—
David Parker,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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But here comes The Naked Gun, unabashedly crude and stupid and brilliant and weird and obvious and current and archaic and, finally, fall-out-of-your-seat-and-roll-on-the-floor hilarious.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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In northern Michigan, the T phenomenon brought a flood of visitors onto an antiquated road system.—
The Detroit News,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Aug. 2025
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But many other young women are winking at this type of antiquated femininity while engaging with it.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
29 July 2025
Adjective
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This rule, Grimsley says, is designed to be adaptable, and be able to shift with the pace of technology—a recognition that when regulation and approvals take too long, the technology at issue risks becoming obsolete by the time it can be implemented.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
6 Aug. 2025
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Dynamic, Self-Evolving Customer Journeys Static journey maps are quickly becoming obsolete as customer journeys grow more fluid, stretching across devices, time zones and emotional states.—
Asif Hasan,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The languages spoken by nearly half of the world’s population—including some four hundred million native speakers of English—are thought to have descended from this prehistoric language.—
Martha Barnette
August 6,
Literary Hub,
6 Aug. 2025
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Ten Little Dinos This four-minute video takes kids deep into the prehistoric jungle where ten colorful eggs are cozy in their nest.—
Marilyn La Jeunesse,
Parents,
5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Aside from resembling a medieval torture device, the face wrap is also reminiscent of a scene of the 1992 dark comedy Death Becomes Her, about two women who drink a mysterious potion promising eternal youth.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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While it's set in an isolated medieval castle, the service has a modern touch.—
Keith Waldon,
Travel + Leisure,
31 July 2025
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“Fossilized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fossilized. Accessed 14 Aug. 2025.
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