variants
also mediaeval
as in rusty
having passed its time of use or usefulness
get rid of that medieval kerosene stove—it stinks and it's dangerous
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Recent Examples of medieval
Yet resist the urge and linger in the town of Como itself, and wander its ancient medieval streets, piazzas, and central Gothic Renaissance Duomo.
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Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 5 May 2025
For now, the vessel promises unique insight into naval construction techniques in medieval Barcelona, as well as the transformation of the city’s coastline.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
Indeed, President Vladimir Putin’s government is actively prioritizing initiatives that use medieval Russia as a model for the country’s future.
—Dina Khapaeva, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2025
The musician used the early medieval Irish alphabet Ogham to write two pro-Palestine messages on their body before their Eurovision semi-finals performance.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 29 Apr. 2025
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Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 5 May 2025
For now, the vessel promises unique insight into naval construction techniques in medieval Barcelona, as well as the transformation of the city’s coastline.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
Indeed, President Vladimir Putin’s government is actively prioritizing initiatives that use medieval Russia as a model for the country’s future.
—Dina Khapaeva, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2025
The musician used the early medieval Irish alphabet Ogham to write two pro-Palestine messages on their body before their Eurovision semi-finals performance.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medieval
Adjective
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Names scratched into the rusty walls are a bad sign.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2025
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The renovation by the New York interior designer Josh Greene, 45, has earth tones and rusty marble kitchen counters, a spalike bathroom and a powder room.—
Craig Kellogg Ashok Sinha,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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His work in building the Augment MBA program is a response to a problem many business schools don’t recognize: the risk of over-reliance on archaic frameworks instead of education in service of action.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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Federal efforts would be better spent intervening, even by use of a consent decree, to dismantle an education system that locks poor, overwhelmingly minority students in archaic education bureaucracies based on their income and ZIP code.—
Paul Vallas,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2025
Adjective
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In an effort to address some of those worries, Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy announced plans to overhaul the antiquated telecommunications, radio and surveillance systems.—
Vanessa Romo,
NPR,
14 May 2025
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Due to an antiquated, insanely complex immigration policy, getting through the process is virtually impossible.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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The existence of any prehistoric apex predators in the islands of the Caribbean used to be doubted.—
Ashley Belanger – May 16,
ArsTechnica,
16 May 2025
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The original show gave the prehistoric reptiles the nature documentary treatment, offering glimpses of a world that was ruled by dinosaurs millions of years ago through the magic of CGI and animatronics.—
Maira Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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Applicants must be 6 years or older as of the beginning of Oct. 4 to participate.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 May 2025
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Of course, the new standard will be backward-compatible with Wi-Fi 6 devices, as well as older Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) and Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) ones.—
Iyaz Akhtar,
PC Magazine,
13 May 2025
Adjective
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Because some of the paintings depict a person drumming with their hands, researchers suggest the neolithic people practiced rituals in these areas.—
Joshua Rapp Learn,
Discover Magazine,
15 Jan. 2025
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At sunrise this morning, about 15,000 people gathered at Stonehenge — the world’s most famous neolithic monument — to mark the arrival of astronomical winter in the Northern Hemisphere.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
21 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Measuring about 1 inch (26.5 millimeters) long with a wingspan of 2.7 inches (68.2 millimeters), its fossilized form is nearly intact, with its veined wings spread wide.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
13 May 2025
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Its soils are composed of limestone and fossilized marine shells which impart a unique minerality to the flavor profile.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
5 May 2025
Adjective
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Drive around the island and catch glimpses of past civilizations: ancient fig trees propped up by wooden crutches; centuries-old windmills that look like giant antique flyswatters; stone walls built by the Moors during the Middle Ages that somehow still look new.—
Julia Chaplin,
Travel + Leisure,
13 May 2025
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The photo highlights the relative youth of human civilization by showing a 2,500-year-old temple that is ancient by the yardstick of human lives, alongside the 4.5 billion-year-old disk of Earth's moon, which has watched over humanity since our ancestors emerged from the oceans.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
13 May 2025
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“Medieval.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medieval. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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