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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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adjective

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Recent Examples of hoariness
Adjective
His performance in Top Gun proves the hoary old thespian adage that there are no small parts, just actors who aren’t as good as Val Kilmer. John Devore, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2025 Every year, the show’s producers try to think of new ways to celebrate movies, but the hoariest methods are usually best. David Sims, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2025 Every year, the show’s producers try to think of new ways to celebrate movies, but the hoariest methods are usually best. David Sims, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2025 The 1922 German expressionist film cribbed the plot of Stoker’s Dracula (with some alterations) and created the first horror-movie masterpiece, conjuring a unique take on one of the genre’s hoariest texts. David Sims, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for hoariness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoariness
Noun
  • First and foremost, the movie is a period piece revisiting the horrors of the AIDS epidemic with actual horror, transforming HIV-positive patients into humans whose bodies gradually turn to marble, like X-Men crossed with the Greek antiquities wing at the Louvre.
    Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2025
  • America had brought into the world an agent of displacement no less profound than what antiquity had known — the raw power of capitalism.
    Andrew Moore, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Adjective
  • So, co-author Vance Holliday of the University of Arizona (who also co-authored the 2021 paper) and colleagues decided to radiocarbon-date ancient lake bed and wetlands mud that can be directly traced to the alluvium layers in which the footprints are preserved.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 18 June 2025
  • Other scholars looked to Iranian and Central Asian folklore for the meaning of the motifs, proposing that the spots and stripes might be intended to evoke the leopard and tiger skins worn by ancient warriors in those cultures.
    Dorothy Armstrong June 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
Adjective
  • The book, published by the venerable San Francisco press, takes a look at the changes people made during the COVID-19 lockdowns and offers a cautiously hopeful view of humanity going forward.
    Michael Schaub, Oc Register, 25 June 2025
  • The chain grew quickly in the wake of the 2013 demise of Dominick’s, a venerable Chicago grocer, which was shuttered by its parent company, Safeway.
    Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025
Adjective
  • Sculpting a modern tale about a porcelain company that’s 250 years old has a lot to do with understanding how younger generations come together, dine and entertain.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 17 June 2025
  • International students make up about 27% of the student body at the nation’s oldest and wealthiest university.
    Andy Rose, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
Adjective
  • From a Scandinavian-meets-farmhouse abode to a Dallas dwelling with antique touches, refined spaces around the world feature this frame type.
    Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 18 June 2025
  • On his way back to the canteen for one of those soft pretzels, Phil saw that the Jasper Gunn Mummy was also being exhibited, accompanied by a display of antique cowboy toys.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 18 June 2025
Adjective
  • The demand for the ephemera of genius might be viewed as an update on the medieval crowds who flocked to the (various) churches that claimed to have the foreskin of Christ.
    S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
  • The medieval heart of this 955-year-old city is home to one of the most high-tech waste management systems in the world.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 June 2025

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“Hoariness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoariness. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.

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