as in antiquity
the state of being something old
the hoariness of that joke is such that Noah probably used it to entertain his fellow passengers on the ark
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Watching others defy death on wheels, or testing your own skills in its shadow, has been part of sport since the charioteers of antiquity.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
29 May 2026 -
The Kaaba itself is a roughly cubic gray granite structure about 43 feet tall, which Muslims believe was established by the Prophet Abraham – Ibrahim in Arabic – and his son Ishmael as a place of monotheistic worship in antiquity.—
Iqbal Akhtar,
The Conversation,
25 May 2026
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“Hoariness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoariness. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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