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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
Bruges’ historic city center is seen in the background, including the Belfry of Bruges — a medieval bell tower built around around 1240.
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Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
In medieval Europe, around the 14th and 15th centuries, pointy leather shoes were popular among wealthy men.
—Michael Watson, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2025
Kean himself gets a tattoo hand-poked into his skin and applies medieval salves to his wounds.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
There’s the Rotonde suite, in the medieval tower, which looks up at 14th-century rafters, as well as the Matilde suite, named after a Portuguese noblewoman whose life was saved by the knight Jean de Pommard.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2025
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Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
In medieval Europe, around the 14th and 15th centuries, pointy leather shoes were popular among wealthy men.
—Michael Watson, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2025
Kean himself gets a tattoo hand-poked into his skin and applies medieval salves to his wounds.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
There’s the Rotonde suite, in the medieval tower, which looks up at 14th-century rafters, as well as the Matilde suite, named after a Portuguese noblewoman whose life was saved by the knight Jean de Pommard.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medieval
Adjective
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The front door was rusty and the old plumbing in the odorous bathroom had to handle a lot of vomit.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
26 Oct. 2025
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There are real goats and horses here, as well as a snack bar serving funnel cakes, plus hay bales stacked dangerously high, and all manners of rusty farming equipment painted to resemble barnyard animals.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Also, archaic Scottish word for brave.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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Perhaps, the time has come to go beyond archaic political loyalties and engage issues on the basis of evidence, merit, and truth, not short-term political expediency.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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Both are now antiquated relics to be housed, and studied, in a museum.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Oct. 2025
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That outlook feels askew and antiquated.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Long an obstacle to humans seeking to continue down the river, the Falls of the Ohio offer a peek into prehistoric life.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
25 Oct. 2025
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In the badlands of eastern Wyoming, the Lance Formation is a trove of prehistoric fossils.—
Amanda Schupak,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The residency blues In politics, fighting over where candidates live is a tale as old as time.—
Hayleigh Colombo,
IndyStar,
24 Oct. 2025
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Lutnick handed the reins of the company to his 27-year-old son, and his other son also works at Cantor.—
Melanie Hicken,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 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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Other team members continued conducting surface and CT imaging of the skeleton and studied fossilized footprints.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
23 Oct. 2025
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Using a similar method as the one scientists follow to determine the animals responsible for fossilized footprints — but with a dose of lightheartedness — Granatosky and his colleagues carried out the first scientific analysis of the imprint, published Tuesday in the journal Biology Letters.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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Then, in the thirteenth century, refinements to an ancient technology, the compass, led to its widespread adoption by sailors.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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At the time that the cut was identified, researchers proposed that the mark proved that First Peoples butchered ancient megafauna.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Medieval.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medieval. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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