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also mediaeval
as in archaic
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
The current consensus, DeWaal notes, is that carnival is first and foremost indebted to early medieval Christianity.
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Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 1 Apr. 2026
Medieval and Early Modern Innovations By the medieval period, pickling techniques had become deeply integrated into European culinary traditions.
—Literary Hub, 31 Mar. 2026
The La Costa Canyon High School Theatre Department invites the community to an evening of laughter, music, and medieval mischief with this year’s spring musical Monty Python’s Spamalot.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
Named after the Frankish noble family that included Charles Martel and his grandson Charlemagne, the Carolingian era was a transformative time in medieval Europe, where power was consolidated and regional cultures began to blend.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 25 Mar. 2026
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Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 1 Apr. 2026
Medieval and Early Modern Innovations By the medieval period, pickling techniques had become deeply integrated into European culinary traditions.
—Literary Hub, 31 Mar. 2026
The La Costa Canyon High School Theatre Department invites the community to an evening of laughter, music, and medieval mischief with this year’s spring musical Monty Python’s Spamalot.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
Named after the Frankish noble family that included Charles Martel and his grandson Charlemagne, the Carolingian era was a transformative time in medieval Europe, where power was consolidated and regional cultures began to blend.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medieval
Adjective
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Trump’s 60-day suspension gives Congress the cover to repeal the archaic shipping law.—
Editorial Board,
Washington Post,
18 Mar. 2026
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With news breaking that Meghan was pregnant with their son Archie, she and Harry were widely viewed as the fresh new faces of an archaic institution.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Technicians will replace obsolete components, including transistors and rectifiers, before rebuilding and testing each unit.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Apr. 2026
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The six-story, 470,000-square-foot building, bordered by Eighth, Ninth, G and H streets, had long been derided by Sacramento Superior Court and city leaders as too obsolete, undersized, and unsafe to conduct court business.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Each advancement made the baseline antiquated.—
Alex Israel,
Fortune,
4 Apr. 2026
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These antiquated institutions barely provide heat in the winter and cannot cool down in the summer.—
Steve Zeidman,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The doctoral student identified more than 600 previously unknown sets of Native American dice from 45 prehistoric archaeological sites in the western United States from the Late Pleistocene until after the period of European contact.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2026
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While most species evolve dramatically over millennia, giant salamanders represent a direct link to a prehistoric world.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Medieval.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medieval. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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