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
Working with the British Antarctic Survey, Thomson was mapping the area's rock layers and collected marine reptile fossils to help with future dating efforts.
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CBS News,
30 June 2026
Take a closer look in person and spot the fossils of shells that could be tens of thousands, even millions of years old.
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Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
30 June 2026
Working with the British Antarctic Survey, Thomson was mapping the area's rock layers and collected marine reptile fossils to help with future dating efforts.
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ABC News,
29 June 2026
That could reveal whether that protein variant is actually unique to Homo naledi; if so, it could be used to identify other fossils.
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ArsTechnica,
25 June 2026
The technique, while relatively new, has been widely deployed on ancient remains, including a 2-million-year-old fossils belonging to even earlier species of human relative.
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Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
More than just fossils, the teeth indicate that these relatives may have had complex cultural practices as well as some odd genetics.
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Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
24 June 2026
It was discovered on the Isle of Wight, an area famous for producing Cretaceous-era fossils, including dinosaurs such as Iguanodon.
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Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
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
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Take a closer look in person and spot the fossils of shells that could be tens of thousands, even millions of years old.
—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
30 June 2026
Working with the British Antarctic Survey, Thomson was mapping the area's rock layers and collected marine reptile fossils to help with future dating efforts.
—
ABC News,
29 June 2026
That could reveal whether that protein variant is actually unique to Homo naledi; if so, it could be used to identify other fossils.
—
ArsTechnica,
25 June 2026
The technique, while relatively new, has been widely deployed on ancient remains, including a 2-million-year-old fossils belonging to even earlier species of human relative.
—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
More than just fossils, the teeth indicate that these relatives may have had complex cultural practices as well as some odd genetics.
—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
24 June 2026
It was discovered on the Isle of Wight, an area famous for producing Cretaceous-era fossils, including dinosaurs such as Iguanodon.
—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
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.
—
Elizabeth Rhodes,
Travel + Leisure,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fossils
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For The Times) The Supreme Court upheld states’ ability to count mail ballots postmarked by election day but arriving later, which conservatives have argued slows vote counting but liberals defend as expanding voter access.
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Giving the president more direct control over who serves on those bodies has long been a goal of conservatives, who have objected to unelected bureaucrats wielding too much power with little accountability.
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The America250 website lists nonprofit organizations, including those that focus on civic engagement, education, housing, conservation and veterans, that people can donate to.
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Two veterans go face to face in Portugal’s match against Croatia in Toronto.
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For the benefit of us old fogies?
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Now the 10% is for stubborn old fogies who refuse to change their ways and try something new.
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“Fossils.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fossils. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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