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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
At its core, the town is brick and stone, decorated with many religious symbols on historic, medieval walls.
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Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Known for his personal style (his own home in the medieval Belgian town of Ringenhof has been featured in countless design magazines and Instagram accounts), Dries has blended metal, stone, and wood to make the storefront unmistakably his own.
—Brett Braley, Robb Report, 23 Apr. 2025
Also, the pass includes several mountain excursions and free admission to more than 500 museums throughout Switzerland.
Not to be missed is the medieval town of Gruyères about 80 miles from Geneva.
—Jeryl Brunner, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The stakes of the story become ever more human-on-human, with zombies largely relegated to one epic battle that sits at the cinematic junction of western, medieval and samurai.
—Mike Hale, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
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Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Known for his personal style (his own home in the medieval Belgian town of Ringenhof has been featured in countless design magazines and Instagram accounts), Dries has blended metal, stone, and wood to make the storefront unmistakably his own.
—Brett Braley, Robb Report, 23 Apr. 2025
Also, the pass includes several mountain excursions and free admission to more than 500 museums throughout Switzerland.
Not to be missed is the medieval town of Gruyères about 80 miles from Geneva.
—Jeryl Brunner, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The stakes of the story become ever more human-on-human, with zombies largely relegated to one epic battle that sits at the cinematic junction of western, medieval and samurai.
—Mike Hale, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medieval
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With warm wood and rusty hues complementing the wraparound sofa that anchors the living room, old meets new in this Old Hollywood space.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
24 Apr. 2025
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Some breeze-block homes – like theirs – are in poor shape but habitable, their rusty satellite dishes gazing at hazy blue skies.—
Dominique Soguel,
Christian Science Monitor,
11 Apr. 2025
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This archaic jaw is a key trait of hell ants, an extinct group in the subfamily Haidomyrmecinae that lived during the Cretaceous period, between 66 million and 145 million years ago.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Apr. 2025
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While some players believe that overworlds are tedious and archaic game designs that only add unnecessary filler in between traveling to different destinations, Expedition 33 avoids this problem by placing optional dungeons on the overworld.—
George Yang,
Rolling Stone,
23 Apr. 2025
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In my world of provider directories—which include providers’ names, addresses, phone numbers and more—typical methods for updating data are antiquated and include things such as call campaigns, attestation from providers or their health groups and manual roster updates.—
Robert Lindner,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Remarkably, remnants of that antiquated mindset still persist in practice today in the State of Connecticut.—
Lisa Seminara,
Hartford Courant,
29 Apr. 2025
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Archaeologists excavating the site of a future golf course were surprised to find evidence of a prehistoric village — including a rare chariot wheel dating back millennia.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
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The famous cave suites built against the sandstone rock formations will take you back to a prehistoric time without missing any modern-day luxuries.—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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An older player was driving the younger ones and pretended to get lost in an isolated section of the county, where a group of accomplices emerged in masks and black clothing, imitating an abduction with at least one gun and one knife, according to the district attorney.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
1 May 2025
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The movie set, like all others, should have only had blanks on hand, but somehow a number of live rounds made their way to the location and one such bullet ended up in the gun that went off as Hutchins and Baldwin lined up a shot in an old church.—
Marco della Cava,
USA Today,
1 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
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Read More | 22,000-year-old tracks — possibly from ‘oldest known’ vehicle — found in national park In White Sands National Park, New Mexico, researchers discovered fossilized tracks believed to be from a travois, a cart-like construction used 22,000 years ago.—
Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization,
Miami Herald,
28 Feb. 2025
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Now, researchers believe fossilized tracks discovered in White Sands National Park, New Mexico, belong to one of these cart-like constructions, and the marks could be from as far back as 22,000 years ago.—
Irene Wright,
Sacramento Bee,
27 Feb. 2025
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Accessible by boat, air, or an ancient Roman causeway that appears only at low tide, the sprawling 380-acre island compound is now on the market for £25 million (about $33.2 million) with Knight Frank and Fine & Country.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
1 May 2025
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There, another ancient species disappeared long ago and left behind artifacts.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
1 May 2025
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“Medieval.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medieval. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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