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
Much work is to be done, including filling in large gaps of the site’s chronology between the Roman and medieval eras.
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 2025
Here’s a novel about medieval knights, ladies, and dragon-slaying that’s feminist and funny.
—Caroline Carlson
june 2, Literary Hub, 2 June 2025
Seton Hall Prep: Sweeney’s father had been a professor of medieval English at Seton Hall University.
—Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
The new study, published in Antiquity, suggests that this wall was an important part of frontier life and provides a more complex picture of society in medieval Mongolia.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 29 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for medieval
Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 2025
Here’s a novel about medieval knights, ladies, and dragon-slaying that’s feminist and funny.
—Caroline Carlson
june 2, Literary Hub, 2 June 2025
Seton Hall Prep: Sweeney’s father had been a professor of medieval English at Seton Hall University.
—Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
The new study, published in Antiquity, suggests that this wall was an important part of frontier life and provides a more complex picture of society in medieval Mongolia.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medieval
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Seven-year-old Zeina roams the hills that surround her village on a rusty bike.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
24 June 2025
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June 17, 2025 Updated 6:50 AM PT The truck carrying two men suspected of living in the country illegally was pinned between a white rusty fence and two border patrol vehicles near a busy intersection in Hawthorne.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2025
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And in the courts, Trump administration lawyers are digging deep into case law in search of archaic statutes that can be cited to justify the ongoing federal crackdown — including constitutional maneuvers invented to enforce the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2025
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The Argentinian pope departed from archaic and ornate accessories favored by Pope Benedict XVI — including his bright red leather loafers — opting for humble, simple robes and sensible black shoes with an orthopedic sole.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
12 June 2025
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That said, there isn't a specific vehicle age where any car becomes so antiquated that it's rendered useless.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
18 June 2025
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Think here especially of the crumbling Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, or antiquated water and sewer system and aging bridges.—
Howard Husock,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2025
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Set five years after Jurassic World: Dominion, the movie sees an expedition brave isolated equatorial regions to extract DNA from three massive prehistoric creatures for a groundbreaking medical breakthrough.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
18 June 2025
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Humans, therefore, are assumed to be inherently tribal because of our prehistoric ancestors.—
Dr. Rami Kaminski,
Time,
18 June 2025
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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
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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
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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
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In 2022, researchers in northeast Mississippi unearthed a fossilized skeleton—including the skull—that had belonged to a mosasaur that lived more than 80 million years ago.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 Apr. 2025
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But the prolific writer-director’s latest provides an illustration of how the genre became somewhat fossilized via formulaic writing and overexposure even before 1950s television began churning out Western content in bulk.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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The narrow, shaded Via Santa Maria della Pietà is Neapolitan-esque in its air of ancient mystery, with big arched doorways to houses and glimpses into tiny barber shops and a cubbyhole tattoo parlor.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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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
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“Medieval.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medieval. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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