as in archaic
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
Witchy Friend Heretic Häxan, $125 For fans of the occult, Heretic’s Haxan offers just the rich, embery combination of fossilized amber, oakmoss and musks.
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Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 25 Nov. 2025
Archaeological digs have unearthed ancient Greek winemaking vessels, while fossilized remains of grape species found during other excavations date back to the 11th to 9th centuries BC.
—Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025
Other team members continued conducting surface and CT imaging of the skeleton and studied fossilized footprints.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2025
The Denisovans are an extinct subspecies of archaic humans, which were discovered in 2010 after researchers found a fossilized finger in the Denisova Cave in Siberia.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
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Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 25 Nov. 2025
Archaeological digs have unearthed ancient Greek winemaking vessels, while fossilized remains of grape species found during other excavations date back to the 11th to 9th centuries BC.
—Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025
Other team members continued conducting surface and CT imaging of the skeleton and studied fossilized footprints.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2025
The Denisovans are an extinct subspecies of archaic humans, which were discovered in 2010 after researchers found a fossilized finger in the Denisova Cave in Siberia.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fossilized
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With news breaking that Meghan was pregnant with their son Archie, she and Harry were widely viewed as the fresh new faces of an archaic institution.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Granted, these creatives still need to contend with archaic royalty structures and the complications of streaming payouts, but not everyone is cut out to be an Alicia Keys or an Ed Sheeran (two artists whose songs were performed at the Disney Aulani resort, where the episode was taped).—
Shirley Halperin,
Rolling Stone,
9 Mar. 2026
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Last month, Anthropic released a suite of industry-specific plug-ins for its Claude Cowork AI agent, panicking investors over fears that traditional enterprise software-as-a-service companies could soon be made obsolete.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
19 Mar. 2026
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As spotted by MacRumors, Apple has added the 8GB iPhone 4 and iPhone 5 to its obsolete list.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Some studies used antiquated technology like ink wells and quill tips, so they were cut.—
Ava Berger,
NPR,
19 Mar. 2026
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The aim would be to revive a range of sectors, from tourism and mining to fixing and updating the antiquated power grid.—
George Solis,
NBC news,
16 Mar. 2026
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These stones suggest the dinosaur was an opportunistic omnivore, snacking on everything from prehistoric ferns to crunchy insects and small animals.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2026
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The island’s modern snake population includes more than 50 species, but none come close to the size of this prehistoric animal.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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That ethos is most visible in Solomeo, the medieval village that serves as both company headquarters and ideological core.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
22 Mar. 2026
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For Christians in medieval and early modern Europe, traveling overland and by sea to reach the Holy Land took time and means, and the journey involved many perils.—
Sarah Kozlowski,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Fossilized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fossilized. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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