museum piece

as in artifact
something belonging to or surviving from an earlier period that old wooden ironing board she uses is a museum piece

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Recent Examples of museum piece More museum pieces refurbished & tested to send to the front. David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025 And the drone, though only eight years old, is a museum piece. David W. Dunlap, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025 Their main phone, of course, had a cord and was stuck to the wall in the kitchen like a museum piece. Rachel Dobkin, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025 Signs like this are museum pieces that are out there still doing their thing, as much as the Statue of Liberty or the Washington Monument, and they should be celebrated, not gutted. Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 17 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for museum piece
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Noun
  • But of the various artifacts of American political exceptionalism, none so reliably damages democracy as gerrymandering.
    Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Only a limited number of artifacts are on display at one time on the museum’s two floors, which may disappoint Dylan’s most devoted followers.
    Gary Stoller, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • There, Argentinian fashion designer Soledad Twombly curates a selection of clothing, antiques, and textiles from around the world; in some cases, you may be invited to see her collection of artwork in the basement.
    Zoe Shapiro, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2025
  • Shopping options include antiques, sporting goods, hardware supplies, shoes, gifts, boutiques selling apparel, florals, jewelry, art and more.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 27 July 2025
Noun
  • There were relics of the property’s former life as a brewery, Buffalo Brewing.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Kodiak’s other claims to fame are salmon fishing and relics of the island’s time as part of Russian America before the U.S. purchased Alaska in 1867.
    CNN.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2025

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“Museum piece.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/museum%20piece. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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