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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
Spread across an area of about 8 inches, the fossils include elements of the skull, vertebrae and hindlimbs, researchers said.
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
The center features plenty of interactive exhibits, camps and games for children and a Fossil Frontier where guests can explore fossils from across Tennessee.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2025
These chemical fossils—the molecular remnants of once-living organisms that have been buried, transformed, and preserved in sediment over time—were discovered in rocks that date back to more than 541 million years ago, during the Ediacaran Period.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Megaraptorans were found across Asia, Australia and South America, but the understanding of the group has been restricted in the past due to a lack of complete fossils, according to the paper.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2025
Smyth and his colleagues studied the two fossils, held at the Museum Bergér in Harthof and the Bavarian State Collection for Palaeontology and Geology in Munich, using Ultraviolet Fluorescence Photography, to search for clues.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
The team trained computer vision models to analyze patterns in the fossils too small for the naked eye, finding that leopards were the primary predator.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The fossils also shed light on a key period in Earth’s plant history.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
Among the fossils found at Shishugou, Guanlong wucaii stands out as an important discovery.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
The center features plenty of interactive exhibits, camps and games for children and a Fossil Frontier where guests can explore fossils from across Tennessee.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2025
These chemical fossils—the molecular remnants of once-living organisms that have been buried, transformed, and preserved in sediment over time—were discovered in rocks that date back to more than 541 million years ago, during the Ediacaran Period.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Megaraptorans were found across Asia, Australia and South America, but the understanding of the group has been restricted in the past due to a lack of complete fossils, according to the paper.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2025
Smyth and his colleagues studied the two fossils, held at the Museum Bergér in Harthof and the Bavarian State Collection for Palaeontology and Geology in Munich, using Ultraviolet Fluorescence Photography, to search for clues.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
The team trained computer vision models to analyze patterns in the fossils too small for the naked eye, finding that leopards were the primary predator.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The fossils also shed light on a key period in Earth’s plant history.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
Among the fossils found at Shishugou, Guanlong wucaii stands out as an important discovery.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fossils
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Whichever candidate is elected will also likely face opposition and infighting from within their own party, given the split between LDP conservatives and moderates, said Hall.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Dismantling federal agencies has long been a goal of many conservatives, who describe the federal bureaucracy as bloated and unaccountable.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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The top-four right side isn’t pretty with Gudas and Trouba, a couple of physical, hard-nosed veterans who are serviceable, but likely to get caved in with high-leverage roles.—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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McDaniel gave both Grant and Savaiianaea credit for being steadfast in their commitment to improvement yet also encouraged his veterans to be better to avoid the rookies’ struggles being so magnified.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Fossils.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fossils. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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