as in conservatives
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 fossils
Spend some time viewing fossils from this period, checking out the museum's mineral collection, and seeing the paleontology students patiently preserve specimens in the on-site lab.
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Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2026
The genetic evidence and fossils support a similar narrative.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 14 June 2026
Over time, deep-sea minerals, such as ferromanganese oxide, form crusts on the bones and preserve them as fossils, Song said.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
At the resort, guests can join a marine biologist for immersive excursions through the 1,000-acre preserve surrounding Fort Clinch State Park, learning about the island's ecosystems, geological history, and the fossils that continue to wash ashore today.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
In 1876, Arthur Lakes, a professor at Jarvis Hall college, discovered several dinosaur fossils on the west side of a hogback west of Denver, including the first fossils to be called stegosaurus.
—Alia Beard Rau, USA Today, 10 June 2026
Before Bullard's find, club members had mostly uncovered shark teeth and fish fossils.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
From that process came three creatures, sensorially inscribed on aluminum screens like fossils.
—Pablo Larios, Artforum, 10 June 2026
The fossils themselves are not new.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2026
The genetic evidence and fossils support a similar narrative.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 14 June 2026
Over time, deep-sea minerals, such as ferromanganese oxide, form crusts on the bones and preserve them as fossils, Song said.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
At the resort, guests can join a marine biologist for immersive excursions through the 1,000-acre preserve surrounding Fort Clinch State Park, learning about the island's ecosystems, geological history, and the fossils that continue to wash ashore today.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
In 1876, Arthur Lakes, a professor at Jarvis Hall college, discovered several dinosaur fossils on the west side of a hogback west of Denver, including the first fossils to be called stegosaurus.
—Alia Beard Rau, USA Today, 10 June 2026
Before Bullard's find, club members had mostly uncovered shark teeth and fish fossils.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
From that process came three creatures, sensorially inscribed on aluminum screens like fossils.
—Pablo Larios, Artforum, 10 June 2026
The fossils themselves are not new.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fossils
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The last one is how inflation has always been defined, but do conservatives agree?—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
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On paper, some of the six, all of whom are far-right conservatives, have enviable educational backgrounds, but the record has proven that each one is openly political and willing to rubber-stamp nearly all of DeSantis’ lame and unconstitutional policies.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 June 2026
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Meta says the program is open to qualified veterans, recent graduates, career changers and other people entering the trades from across the country.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
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There are young, ascending players like Dorlus, Maason Smith and Zach Harrison, and proven veterans in Da’Shawn Hand, LaCale London and Chris Williams.—
Daniel Flick,
AJC.com,
20 June 2026
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For the benefit of us old fogies?—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
30 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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“Fossils.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fossils. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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